Conference Papers
Ensuring the initial and ongoing integrity of process equipment, including instrumentation and safety systems, has become known as asset integrity management or AIM. Asset integrity is a fundamental component of successful, risk-based process safety programs. However, facilities continue to be challenged to develop and maintain successful AIM programs. CCPS’ Technical Steering Committee commissioned Guidelines for Asset Integrity Management as an update and expansion of the previous CCPS document Guidelines for Mechanical Integrity Systems, to continue assisting facilities in meeting this challenge. The change in terms from mechanical integrity to asset integrity reflects international usage, consistent with the elements in CCPS’ more recent Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety, and a recognition that a much broader set of assets needs to be properly designed, installed and maintained at process facilities than those requiring “mechanical” integrity.
As the biofuels industry continues to expand in support of global decarbonization mandates and objectives, facility owners and developers are being challenged to balance production efficiency, operational reliability, and personnel safety.
As high hazard facilities, biofuels sites should focus on developing a fire protections strategy informed by performance-based analysis so strategies implemented meet the unique challenges found at each facility.
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