Winnie Kane, NuStar Energy, L.P., West Region
Region IX VPPPA Conference, April 3, 2012
winnie.kane@nustarenergy.com
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Why Hazard Recognition?
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The Hazard Recognition Process
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Training/Stewardship
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What is Hazard Recognition?
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What are some conditions that should be considered?
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How can you use SAP for Hazard Recognition?
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Q&A
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To create and maintain a safe and
injury-free work place
Regulatory compliance
Company standards
One of the four principles of VPP
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Location is divided into areas
The HSE/VPP manager determines what
specific items will be audited during the
quarter based on Safety Trends, VPP
coordinator and employee input.
Asset manager assigns trained inspectors to
perform hazard recognition inspections per
the appropriate frequency
Inspectors do field audits and record any
discrepancies (small fixes are completed if
possible during the inspections)
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Necessary repairs are entered as a
notification into SAP using the VPP
maintenance activity type variant
The notification will be turned into a work
order for correction
Costs and time associated with the correction
will be captured under the work order
The work order will be updated with status
and history changes until completed
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Initial Hazard Recognition Training is
Required (including a written test)
Mentoring of additional inspectors (initially
trained employees training others) is allowed
Hazard Recognition Refresher Training is
required every 3 years *Required only in
California
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OSHA is going to require:
◦ Documentation of completion of Quarterly Hazard
Recognition Inspections
◦ Documentation of timely corrections of inspection
findings
 Recognizing,
reducing and
controlling an unsafe act or
condition.
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Trip/Slip Hazards
Stairs, Ladders,
Platforms and Tank
Roofs
Shower/Eyewash
Stations
Flammable and
Combustible
Liquids
Sample Points
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Hot Piping and
Equipment
Warning and
Instructional Signs
Equipment
Identification
Steam Traps
Leaking
Equipment
 Documentation
 Cost
and Tracking
Analysis
 Communication – Real-time
Reporting
 Reduce multiple
reports/systems
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It doesn’t exist if it’s not documented!
Created new maintenance activity types for
VPP hazard recognition findings and VPP
audit findings
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Creation of work orders allows users to write
requisitions immediately on the work order
Costs associated with repairs on VPP-related
hazard recognition and audit items can be
tracked in SAP
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SAP allows for a variety of reports to be
generated that show basic start date and end
dates, long text, history, costs, vendors used,
user and system statuses
SAP information is real-time and can be
monitored by multiple users for a variety of
information
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Incorporating your VPP findings into SAP will
do the following:
◦ Add VPP findings to your current repair to-do list
◦ Eliminate the potential for discrepancies between
lists that can be found and written up during the
audit process
◦ Eradicate duplicate efforts of maintaining two
lists/systems
◦ Allow immediate requisitioning of parts/labor for
repairs
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A web-based graphical user interface has
helped encourage use of SAP
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List uploads of hazard findings/gap analysis
also encourage use of SAP and speed the
process of follow-up
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