Process Plant Operations

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1. 1

   The Operator’s Role and the Shift

   • What a Process Plant Operator Does
   • Field Operators and Control Room Operators
   • Shift Handover
   • Operator Rounds and Readings
   • Logbooks and Shift Records
2. 2

   Reading Plant Drawings

   • Block Diagrams, PFDs and P&IDs
   • Equipment Symbols and Process Lines
   • Instrument Tags and Symbols (ISA 5.1)
   • Valve Types, Symbols and Positions
   • Tracing a System on a P&ID
3. 3

   Procedures, Operating Limits and the Control Room

   • Operating Procedures and Their Types
   • Following and Signing a Procedure
   • When a Procedure Is Wrong
   • Operating Limits and the Safe Operating Envelope
   • The DCS Screen: Trends, Setpoints and Modes
4. 4

   Alarms, Start-up, Upsets and Emergency Shutdown

   • Alarms and Alarm Priorities
   • Responding to Alarms, Standing Alarms and Floods
   • Normal Start-up and Shutdown in Principle
   • Recognising and Responding to Process Upsets
   • Emergency Shutdown Levels and the Operator’s Response
5. 5

   Equipment Care, Maintenance Handover and Sampling

   • Preparing Equipment for Maintenance
   • Handing Over and Taking Back Equipment
   • Sampling and the Laboratory
   • Looking After Pumps and Compressors
   • Looking After Heat Exchangers and Piping
6. 6

   Containment, Communication and Competence

   • Housekeeping on a Process Plant
   • Leaks and Loss of Primary Containment
   • Clear Communication on Shift
   • Working With Maintenance and Other Teams
   • Operator Competence and Continuous Learning