At Saltegra, they use industry-standard methods like Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), HAZOP, and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) to systematically identify and evaluate risks. They also facilitate compliance audits to help clients effectively manage process hazards.

As an intern, I’m still at the process of observing and supporting while learning how risk identification and mitigation are carried out. I am looking forward to assist and be of help while gaining new experiences. Given the course goals, I would like to bring a strong commitment to safety awareness and proactive hazard reporting, helping to contribute to a working environment where everyone feels responsible for safety, no matter their role.

As a process safety engineer at Saltegra, I will be dealing mainly with HAZOP studies and maybe different PHA techniques to identify and mitigate any possible risks.

Based on the course goals, I would like to know more about HAZOP studies in order to contribute effectively in the near future as a process safety engineer at saltegra consulting.

I am an intern and still a student studying Chemical Engineering at University of Santo Tomas, and I have not yet been sufficiently instructed in analyzing potential hazards in systems. In the little research I have done on HAZOP to familiarize myself with the topic beforehand, I think history plays a significant role in analyzing potential hazards. This can also be pulled from the different histories, studies, and accidents that occurred in familiar fields. Currently, as I am not yet a process engineer, it is my job to look into these to determine how they can be used to advocate that it should be a workplace responsibility to implement.

Although having not yet been exposed to much of the technical side of potential hazard analyses, my present understanding is that two key factors may dictate this: History and critical thinking. Knowing the possibility of a risk is very often gained through observation. Being aware of the details in which were responsible for a previously occurring accident can heavily aid in similar future scenarios. Otherwise, one’s intuition and critical thinking is also essential to grasp foresight on any presented case, as expertly performed by the Saltegra Consulting crew. 

Being an intern, my momentary goal is to first enlighten myself with the different aspects and components surrounding hazard and risk mitigation. Upon having familiarized these, I may then be equipped to, hopefully, contribute well in any future discussions.

With pieces of information from previous academic courses, an aspect one can consider when identifying potential hazards is its categorization. Dangers or Hazards must be categorized by its type (physical, chemical, etc.) to determine what kind of damages it might deal, and by its severity to recognize which safety measures must be applied for each scenario. Another is the history of the workplace. To know the background or history of a workplace means one can recognize patterns and address them to prevent incidents from happening again.

As an intern, I can help in maintaining a culture of safety and risk mitigation in the workplace by diving deeper into the specifics of hazard identification; learning how to properly categorize and address them.