Title: Plant #1 Emergency Shutdown 1 of 2

Revision: 7.0
File Name: FM22030

Title: Plant #1 Emergency Shutdown

Purpose: Have Plant 1 shutdown in 15 min. or less.

Applicability: This procedure will be implemented when Plant 1 is to be shutdown

due to an incident that requires general plant evacuation.

Responsibilities/Summary:
The Plant 1 process technicians are responsible for implementing the tasks listed
below.

Authority:
All verified Plant 1 process technicians are authorized to invoke an emergency
shutdown of the plant as they deem necessary.

PROCEDURE ITEMS: Shutdown in emergency situation.

PROCEDURE STEPS CONSIDERATIONS

1. DCS technician should close phenol, olefin, and
all rework control valves. Outside man at this time
should also manually block olefin and phenol control
stations.
2. B-301 should be put in the off position. This has to
be done manually outside. Shut off circulating
pumps.
3. Dump vacuum to all towers and turn off all
associated pumps.
4. Close all feed stations, product stations and
therminol stations to and from towers. Make sure that
bypass around therminol station is open outside.
5. Turn off all process pumps in recovery section.
(Exception, leave T/W, HTW pumps running).
6. If E-310 or E-311 is running they should be shut
down also. Block in feed preheater, feed, therminol,
dump vacuum, shut off steam jet, and all pumps.
7. Plant 1 may be started back up once emergency
has been cleared using General Product Changeover
procedure (FM20380).
1. Blocking in these stations will prevent raw material
cross contamination and completely shut-off materials
from entering reactors.
2. This will prevent a spill from occurring in case of line
breakage.
3. Dumping vacuum will prevent rundown drums from
filling and causing an excursion in the sump. Pumps
should be turned off to eliminate all process flows.
4. Minimize cross contamination in recovery section.
Minimize differential pressure across heater coil.
5. To prevent damage to pumps due to recovery section
being shutdown. T/W, HT/W will help cool exchangers.
6. Block in flow in or out to prevent siphoning.
7. To ensure correct /safe startup of plant 1.
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Consequences of Deviation:
Process parameters which would dictate an emergency shutdown are listed below. A
verified operator can shut down the plant if they feel any process parameter is heading
toward an unsafe condition.

Safe
Operating Consequences of
Parameter Range Troubleshooting Guide Deviation
DC-301A/B Pressure 0 – 130.5 Check for a plugged strainer, Overpressure, flammable
(PI531) psig improper valve alignment, feed mixture released from
molar ratio and that the flow control PSV.
valve is in auto and working
properly. Interlocked to cut the
feed and purge.
DC-301A/B 0 – 250 °F Verify that the tempered water is Overpressure, flammable
Temperatures circulating through the reactors. mixture released from
(TI300_1 – 43) Verify that Phenol is flowing to the PSV.
reactor. Verify that the strainers
are not plugged and the valve
alignments are correct.

TRAINING QUESTIONS

1. Upon Emergency shutdown you must manually block in olefin header. True

2. Leaving the heater running will help cool down oil. False

3. It is not necessary to shut off all pumps during shutdown. False

4. Feed all reactor material into F-610 to vacate reactors of all material. False