Health and Satety Executive 24 This guidance sets out expectations for managing isolations activities, le that you: set a policy and standards for isolation activities, to reduce tisk to ALARP; set procedures/processes, with worker participation, to achieve secure iEolations in normal operating conditions and in other foreseeable conditions; |m_assess any proposed deviations from company procedutes, authorise these at an appropriate level and record/monitor them; monitor and periodically audit your Isolations procedures and use that information in the review of your isolations policy (a checkiist for reviewing the adequacy of the overall arrangements is given at Appendix 3); and have, for multi-site operations, an element of corporate oversight* in standard. setting and assurance (for example, central reporting of objective information on, the performance of isolations systems). 25 The potential for human failure during isolations, and its importance, is discussed in paragraphs 42-48. ILis important that you both understand and act, upon this knowledge. Critical aspects of people's role within isolations systems include: 1m setting roles and responsbblties for key personnel |B training, competence and authorisation; and the management activities of monitoring, audit and review and then taking action. Design Principles 26 Good design maximises inherent safety and is fundamental to achieving safe and effective solation without placing unnecessary constraints on plant operation Some intrusive maintenance or internal inspection tasks will avays require plant shutdown. VWhere isolation to enable intrusive activities is appropriate, Suitable 'solation attangements on the plant should be cleaily specified at the design stage 27 The opportunity to achieve an inherently safer design is greatest for new plant ‘and equiptment. Wherever reasonably practicable, the saine approach should be followed for plant modifications (see paragraphs 137-140} 28 The potential for human failure, including ertox, should be addressed and, Wherever possible, minimised in the design. 29 Atan eatly point in the design process the clint should specty the intentions for normal and alternative mode(s} of operation, sparing of equipment, and the equipment maintenance strategy. Where possible, this should anticipate the intended lifecycle of the plant, including foreseeable inexitications (for example addition of equipment). This phiiosophy should bo documented and wil determine the plant's outline isolation requirements. Any proposed deviation from the agreed design basis once the plant fs operational should be justified through risk assessment before alternative isolation arrangements are used. The sa lscaton of plant and equipment Page Sot 8