Pressure systems

Implementation of 10 CFR 851 – Pressure
Safety Requirements
EFCOG PDWG
Mark Lower
June 2, 2015
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10 CFR 851: Worker Safety and Health
Program rule – What does the rule cover?
 Establishes worker safety and health regulations
to govern contractor activities at DOE sites
 Establishes procedures for investigating whether
a violation of the rule occurred
 Establishes enforcement provisions for the rule.
– Contractual mechanisms to reduce fee, or
– Assess a civil penalty when contractor fails to comply
with rule
 Final Rule published on February 9, 2006
 Rule became effective on February 9, 2007
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What does the rule require?
 Workplace must be free from recognized
hazards that are causing or have the
potential to cause death or serious physical
harm to workers; and
 Work is performed in accordance with
– All applicable requirements of the rule; and
– Written Worker Safety & Health Program
 Worker Safety & Health Program Plans must
describe how contractors will comply with
rule
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10 CFR 851
Worker Safety and Health Program
Scope and Objectives for Pressure Safety
 Reduce or Prevent:
 Occupational injuries
 Illnesses
 Accidental losses
• Exclusions:
 Radiological hazards
 Nuclear explosive operations regulated by 10 CFR
Parts 20, 820, 830, and 835
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Examples of Fatal Accidents Involving
Unwanted Releases from Pressure Systems
 Southwest Research Institute –
Improper maintenance procedure
 Carbide Industries – Mechanical
integrity
 NDK Crystal – Improper temperature
range of materials
 Tesoro – Improper operating
practices
 Dupont – Inadequate hot work
procedures
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10 CFR 851
Worker Safety and Health Program Overview
 Provide a workplace that is free from recognized hazards
 Establish a written worker safety and health program that
complies with specific program requirements
 Appendix A – Functional Areas
• establishes mandatory requirements for implementing applicable
functional area
• Appendix A.4 – Pressure Safety
 Implementation Guide DOE G 440.1-8, 12-27-06
 DOE guidance suggests that decisions concerning
implementation should be based on the use of a graded
approach to ensure that available resources are used most
efficiently
 Civil penalties up to $80,000 per day per violation
 Required compliance date: May 25, 2007
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Functional areas must be addressed in
Worker Safety & Health Program

Construction Safety
– Construction contractor must submit written construction project safety & health
plan and DOE-prime contractor must approve prior to construction start

Fire Protection
– applicable building codes
– National Fire Protection Association codes and standards

Firearms Safety

Explosives Safety
– Comply with DOE Manual 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual, CRD

Pressure Safety
– ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (2004), Sections I-XII
– ASME B31, Code for Pressure Piping
– Strictest applicable state and local codes

Electrical Safety
– NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (2005)
– NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (2004)

Industrial Hygiene

Occupational Medicine

Biological Safety

Motor Vehicle Safety
– Training and qualifications for industrial power equipment operators
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Rule establishes an enforcement
process
 DOE’s Office of Enforcement (OE) may
initiate and conduct investigations and
inspections
 Any worker or worker representative may
request OE to initiate and conduct an
investigation or inspection
 Notices of Violation issued for violations of
worker safety and health rule
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Fines and penalties for violations of
worker safety and health rules
 Severity Level I, Serious Violation - $80,000
– If there is a potential that death or serious physical harm
could result from a condition which exists, or from one
more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes
which have been adopted or are in use
 Severity Level II, Other-than-serious - $37,500
– Most serious injury or illness that would potentially result
from a hazardous condition cannot reasonably be predicted
to cause death or serious physical harm to employees but
have a direct relationship to their safety and health
 De minimis violations
– Deviation from requirement of a standard that has no direct
or immediate relationship to safety or health
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Rule establishes safety and health
standards

10 C.F.R. § 850, Chronic
Beryllium Disease Prevention
Program

29 C.F.R. § 1904, Recording and
Reporting Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses

29 C.F.R. § 1910, Occupational
Safety and Health Standards,
excluding Ionizing Radiation

29 C.F.R. § 1915, Shipyard
Employment

29 C.F.R. § 1918, Safety and
Health Regulations for Long
shoring

29 C.F.R. § 1926, Safety and
Health Regulations for
Construction

29 C.F.R. § 1928, Occupational
Safety and Health Standards for
Agriculture
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•ACGIH, TLV for Chemical
Substances and Biological
Exposures Indices
•ANSI Z88.2, American National
Standard for Respiratory Protection
•ANSI Z136.1, Safe Use of Lasers
•ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding,
Cutting and Allied Processes
•NFPA 70, National Electric Code,
2005
•NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical
Safety in the Workplace, 2004
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DOE Notices of Violation for 10 CFR 851
 Brookhaven – Fall injury event ~$1M contract
fee reduction
 Hazard Identification and Assessment
 Hazard Prevention and Abatement
 Training and Information
 Sandia – Sled track injury ~ performance
incentive decrement (See: WEA-2010-03)
 WS&H Functional Areas (Appendix A)
 Hazard Identification and Assessment
 Hazard Prevention and Abatement
 Training and Information
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10 CFR 851, Appendix A – Functional Areas
4. Pressure Safety
 4(a) – Establish safety policies and procedures to ensure
that pressure systems* are designed, fabricated,
tested, inspected, maintained, repaired, and operated by
trained and qualified personnel in accordance with
applicable and sound engineering principles
 4(b) – National codes and standards
 4(c) – Equivalent protection to national codes and
standards
*Pressure systems means all pressure vessels, and
pressure sources including cryogenics, pneumatic,
hydraulic, and vacuum. Vacuum systems should be
considered pressure systems due to their potential for
catastrophic failure due to backfill pressurization.
Associated hardware (e.g., gauges and regulators),
fittings, piping, pumps, and pressure relief devices are
also integral parts of the pressure system.
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Appendix 4: (a) Pressure Safety
Contractors must:
1.
establish safety policies and procedures to:
a.
ensure that pressure systems are:
i. designed,
ii. fabricated,
iii. tested,
iv. inspected,
v. maintained,
vi. repaired, and
vii. operated by:


trained and qualified personnel
in accordance with applicable and sound engineering principles.
{I.E. Have an established Pressure Safety Program}
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Appendix 4: (b) Pressure Safety
Contractors must ensure that all pressure vessels, boilers, air receivers, and supporting
piping systems conform to:
1. The applicable American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code (2004); sections I through section XII including applicable Code Cases
(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27)
2. The applicable ASME B31 (Code for Pressure Piping) standards as indicated below;
and or as indicated in paragraph (b)(3) of this section:
(i) B31.1—2001—Power Piping, and B31.1a—2002—Addenda to ASME B31.1—2001
(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27);
(ii) B31.2—1968—Fuel Gas Piping (incorporated by reference, see § 851.27);
(iii) B31.3—2002—Process Piping (incorporated by reference, see § 851.27);
(iv) B31.4—2002—Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and
Other Liquids (incorporated by reference, see § 851.27);
(v) B31.5—2001—Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components, and B31.5a—
2004, Addenda to ASME B31.5—2001(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27);
(vi) B31.8—2003—Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems (incorporated
by reference, see § 851.27);
(vii) B31.8S—2001—Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines (incorporated by
reference, see § 851.27);
(viii) B31.9—1996—Building Services Piping (incorporated by reference, see § 851.27);
(ix) B31.11—2002—Slurry Transportation Piping Systems (incorporated by reference,
see § 851.27); and
(x) B31G—1991—Manual for Determining Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines
(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27).
3.Managed
Theby strictest
applicable state and local codes.
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Appendix 4: (c) Pressure Safety
When national consensus codes are not applicable (because of pressure range, vessel
geometry, use of special materials, etc.), contractors must implement measures to
provide equivalent protection and ensure a level of safety greater than or equal to the
level of protection afforded by the ASME or applicable state or local code.
Measures must include the following:
1.
Design drawings, sketches, and calculations must be reviewed and approved by a
qualified independent design professional (i.e., professional engineer). Documented
organizational peer review is acceptable.
2.
Qualified personnel must be used to perform examinations and inspections of
materials, in-process fabrications, nondestructive tests, and acceptance test.
3.
Documentation, traceability, and accountability must be maintained for each pressure
vessel or system, including descriptions of design, pressure conditions, testing,
inspection, operation, repair, and maintenance.
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Typical Pressure Systems
 Steam supply and distribution systems
 Compressed air systems
 Natural gas pipeline networks
 Underground and aboveground storage tanks (fuel,
waste, chemicals, etc.)
 Compressed gas storage and distribution systems
 Cryogenic storage and distribution systems
 Hydraulic power supply and testing equipment
 Hot water supply, storage, and distribution systems
 Liquid fuel supply, storage, and distribution systems
 Vacuum pumping and piping systems
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10 CFR 851 Requirements
Subpart B – Program Requirements
§851.10 – General Requirements
§851.11 – Development and Approval of Program
§851.12 – Implementation
§851.13 – Compliance
Subpart C – Specific Program Requirements
§851.20 – Management responsibilities
§851.21 – Hazard identification and assessment
§851.22 – Hazard prevention and abatement
§851.23 – Safety and health standards
§851.24 – Functional areas (Appendix A)
§851.25 – Training and reporting
§851.26 – Record keeping and reporting
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10 CFR 851 Program Requirements
§851.13 – Compliance
§851.13(b) In the event a contractor has established
• a written safety and health program,
• an Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) description
pursuant to the DEAR Clause, or
• an approved Work Smart Standards (WSS) process
before the date of issuance of the final rule, the Contractor may use that
program, description, or process as the worker safety and health program
required by this part if the appropriate Head of the DOE Field Element
approves such use on the basis of written documentation provided by the
contractor that identifies the specific portions of the program, description,
or process, including any additional requirements or implementation
methods to be added to the existing program, description, or process,
• that satisfy the requirements of this part and
• that provide a workplace as safe and healthful as would be
provided by the requirements of this part.
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10 CFR 851 Program Requirements
§851.13 – Compliance
 Implementation Guide DOE G 440.1-8, 12-27-06
 NNSA Standard Review Plan (8/30/06)
 http://rsearch.hitechsvc.com/HealthSafety/wshp/rule851/nnsa.pdf
Because all NNSA site contractors currently have a verified ISMS in place and
10 CFR 851 requirements are essentially identical to the requirements of DOE
O440.1A, Worker Protection Management for DOE Federal and Contractor
Employees, NNSA expects contractor worker safety and health submittals will, for
the most part, reference existing contractor program documentation.
 10 CFR 851 Implementation Matrix, documenting review of Rule criterion (e.g.,
Regulatory Citation, Applicability Determination; and Implementing Mechanisms
[e.g., references to plans, procedures])
 The contractor must conduct a line-by-line review of 10 CFR 851 requirements
versus existing program mechanisms to identify areas that may need to be
added/modified to ensure full compliance with 10 CFR 851 program requirements.
 Appendix B – NNSA Standard Review Checklist
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Approach to Pressure System Safety
Successful management of pressure system
safety requires:
 a systematic approach to evaluating the
pressure system as a whole
rather than
 assuring that individual pressure retaining
items comply with ASME Code rules.
 does not focus on single work activities
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Approach to Pressure System Safety
The approach to Process Safety Management
(PSM) developed by the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is recognized and
generally accepted good engineering practice
 OSHA implemented the AIChE approach to PSM in 29
CFR 1910.119 requiring a systematic approach to
evaluating the whole process
 EPA implemented the AIChE approach for Chemical
Accident Prevention in 40 CFR 68
 DOE implemented the AIChE approach for PSM in
DOE-HDBK-1101-2004
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PSM Implementation at DOE Sites
DOE-HDBK-1101-2004
 DOE PSM includes provisions
for preventing or minimizing
consequences of highly
hazardous chemical releases
Process Safety
Information
Employee
Participation
Process Hazard
Analysis
Training
 DOE PSM targets threshold
quantities of listed hazardous
chemicals
Operating
Procedures
Incident
Investigation
Mechanical
Integrity
Pre-Startup Safety
Review
Management of
Change
Compliance Audits
Non-Routine Work
Authorization (HotWork Permits)
Subcontractor
Safety
 Effective PSM requires a
systematic approach to
evaluating the whole process
 DOE adopted 12 PSM elements
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Pressure System Safety Crosswalk
PSSM Element
10CFR851
1. Pressure System Information:
Information pertaining to the pressure hazards
Information pertaining to the pressure technology
Information pertaining to the pressure equipment
§851.21
§851.26
2. Pressure System Hazard Analysis:
Analysis methodologies (What-If, Fault Tree, etc.)
§851.20
§851.21
§851.22
§851.26
§851.20
§851.21
§851.22
3. Pressure System Training:
Operating stages and limits
Safety precautions and engineered and administrative controls
Pressure system safety equipment operation
4. Pressure System Mechanical Integrity:
Pressure equipment types and categories
Inspection and testing procedures and personnel qualifications
Maintenance procedures
5. Pressure System Employee Participation:
Consult with employees
Provide access to pressure system information
6. Pressure System Hot-Work Permits:
Training and work planning
Fire protection, lock-out/tag-out, etc.
Maintenance procedures
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§851.20
§851.21
§851.23
§851.24
§851.20
§851.21
§851.22
§851.20
§851.21
§851.23
Pressure System Safety Crosswalk
PSSM Element
7. Pressure System Pre-Startup Safety Review:
Review new and modified pressure systems
Review safety, operating, and maintenance procedures
8. Pressure System Compliance Audits:
Perform periodic compliance audits
Document audit results and findings
9. Pressure System Contractor Awareness:
Evaluate contractor safety and performance programs
Inform contractor about potential pressure system hazards
10 Pressure System Incident Investigation:
Investigate near-miss events, releases, and safety incidents
Document investigation results and findings
11. Pressure System Operating Procedures:
Operating stages and limits
Safety precautions and engineered and administrative controls
Pressure system safety equipment operation
12. Pressure System Management of Change:
Written procedures to manage change (except replacement in kind)
Retraining to reflect changes in equipment and operating procedures
Update pressure system information
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10CFR851
§851.20
§851.21
§851.22
§851.25
§851.26
§851.20
§851.21
§851.23
§851.26
§851.20
§851.21
§851.22
§851.25
§851.26
§851.20
§851.21
§851.23
§851.24
§851.26
§851.20
§851.21
§851.22
§851.20
§851.21
§851.23
§851.24
§851.25
§851.26
Summary and Conclusions
 Summary
The objective of a Pressure System Safety Program is to
use a holistic approach to pressure system safety to
comply with the specific worker safety and health program
requirements defined in 10 CFR 851, Subpart C.
 Conclusions
Each DOE site is responsible for
 implementing appropriate methodologies for complying
with pressure safety requirements in 10 CFR 851
 preparing a written health and safety program
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