Part 2 (Revalidation): How to prepare for a smooth, effective and efficient PHA

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As a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) facilitator, you might ask yourself, “What can I do to make this PHA add value to all the participants?” Well, this is a great question and the answer boils down to how well you prepare before you ever set foot in the room. The method you use to prepare for a PHA will dictate how much value is added to the client. My goal in facilitating a PHA is to provide a service that not only helps to ensure that the appropriate safeguards are in place for several scenarios, but to provide a learning experience for everyone in the room, regardless of the years of experience. The best compliment that I can get as a PHA facilitator is to have a participant come up to me after we finish and say, “I have sat through PHAs for 20 years and this is the first time I learned something during a PHA.” It can be done and here is how you get there. Continue Reading »

Part 1 (Initial & redo): How to prepare for a smooth, effective and efficient PHA

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As a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) facilitator, you might ask yourself, “What can I do to make this PHA add value to all the participants?” Well, this is a great question and the answer boils down to how well you prepare before you ever set foot in the room. The method you use to prepare for a PHA will dictate how much value is added to the client. My goal in facilitating a PHA is to provide a service that not only helps to ensure that the appropriate safeguards are in place for several scenarios, but to provide a learning experience for everyone in the room, regardless of the years of experience. The best compliment that I can get as a PHA facilitator is to have a participant come up to me after we finish and say, “I have sat through PHAs for 20 years and this is the first time I learned something during a PHA.” It can be done and here is how you get there. Continue Reading »