Refineries and petrochemical plants run some of the most hazardous processes in industry, under constant pressure to keep units online. Safety First Group has supported refiners and petrochemical producers on the Gulf Coast since 1997, with process safety studies, on-site safety staff and industrial hygiene built for that environment.
Process safety for refineries and petrochemical plants
Most refining and petrochemical units are covered by OSHA’s Process Safety Management standard. Our process safety team has thousands of hours in process hazard analysis, including HAZOP, What-If, SWIFT, Bow-Tie and LOPA, plus facility siting studies that evaluate occupied buildings against explosion, chemical leak and fire hazards. When a management of change triggers a new PHA, we can staff the review quickly so the change is not held up.
Turnaround safety and nested on-site staff
Turnarounds bring hundreds of contractors, compressed schedules and high-risk work into the same unit at once. We place nested safety professionals at your site for the turnaround or year-round, and scale coverage with your calendar, up to 24/7/365. Our SafetyAnywhere platform gets contractor crews through site orientation before they reach the gate, so they are job-ready on day one.
Industrial hygiene in the plant
Refinery and petrochemical workers face chemical exposures that need to be measured, not guessed. Our certified industrial hygienists carry out qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments, build monitoring strategies and sampling plans, and feed the results into your PPE assessments, JSAs and medical surveillance.
Written programs and training
We write and update PSM programs covering all 14 elements, along with the policies and procedures behind them, and train employees and contractors on lockout/tagout, electrical safety, chemical safety, pressure safety and hazard recognition.
Refiners and petrochemical producers we have supported
Our teams have provided safety, training and medical support to companies including ExxonMobil, bp, Valero, Motiva, Marathon, Chevron Refining, Total Petrochemicals and Huntsman.
Call (281) 803-9775 or request a quote to talk about your plant.