END USER MARKETS: PROCESS PLANTS: REFINING

Refinery employees, as well as the community, are interested in ensuring the plant operates safely and efficiently. Refiners drive to provide a safe work place and safe products that exceed current governmental regulations. Because all incidents and injuries are preventable, refiners intend to lead the industry in Operational Excellence through safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally sound operations. Safety policies not only stresses commitment to employee health, but also emphasizes promotion of activities that provide a safe and protected workplace for employees, contract workers, visitors and our neighbors.

Refineries operate at extremely high pressures, flows, and temperatures. The hazards and relating consequences due to operational or equipment problems can be catastrophic, leading to multiple loss of life substantial revenue losses, and major environmental incidents.

With increasing social and economic pressures, the legislation in various countries is becoming more stringent. These issues are addressed to a great extent by insuring that the safety instrumented systems are specified, designed, installed, operated and maintained as per appropriate and well recognized safety standards.