Process safety management
In today's world, Process safety management has become a topic of great relevance and interest for society as a whole. Whether due to its impact on daily life, its influence on the global economy or its role in the history of humanity, Process safety management is a topic that leaves no one indifferent. From its origins to its evolution today, Process safety management has marked a before and after in the way people perceive the world around them. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the impact of Process safety management on different aspects of life, examining its implications and relevance in modern society.
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Process safety management (PSM) is a practice to manage business operations critical to process safety. It can be implemented using the established OSHA scheme[1] or others made available by the EPA,[2] AIChE's Center for Chemical Process Safety,[3] or the Energy Institute.[4]
PSM schemes are organized in 'elements'. Different schemes are based on different lists of elements. This is a typical list of elements that may be reconciled with most established PSM schemes:
- Commit to process safety
- Process safety culture
- Compliance with standards
- Process safety competency
- Workforce involvement
- Stakeholder outreach
- Understand hazards and risks
- Process knowledge and documentation management
- Hazard identification and risk analysis
- Manage risk
- Operating procedures
- Safe work practices (e.g. a permit-to-work system)
- Asset integrity management
- Contractor management
- Training and performance assurance
- Management of change
- Operational readiness
- Conduct of operations
- Emergency management
- Learn from experience
- Incident investigation
- Process safety metrics and performance measurement
- Auditing
- Management review and continuous improvement
References
- ^ "Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Subtitle B, Chapter XVII, Part 1910, Subpart H § 1910.119". eCFR. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ EPA (2013-10-29). "Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule Overview". www.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ CCPS (2007). Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-16569-0.
- ^ Energy Institute (2010). High Level Framework for Process Safety Management (1st ed.). London: Energy Institute. ISBN 978-0-85293-584-2.
Further reading
Nwankwo, Chizaram D.; Theophilus, Stephen C.; Arewa, Andrew A. (May 18, 2020). "A Comparative Analysis of Process Safety Management (PSM) Systems in the Process Industry" (PDF). Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 66. doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2020.104171. S2CID 219495043.
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