Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety Book

List of Tables.

List of Figures.

Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Glossaiy.

Acknowledgments.

Preface.

Executive Summaiy.

Purpose of These Guidelines.

Background.

Important Terminology.

Management Systems Concepts.

Risk Based Process Safety Elements.

Relationship Between RBPS Elements and Work.

Activities.

Application of these RBPS Guidelines.

Organization of these Guidelines.

References.

2 OVERVIEW OF RISK BASED PROCESS SAFETY.

2.1 fisk Based Process Safety System Design Strategies.

2.2 Risk Based Process Safety Design and Improvement Criteria.

2.3 Using Element Chapters to Design and Improve a Process Safety Management System.

1 COMMIT TO PROCESS SAFETY.

3 PROCESS SAFETY CULTURE.

3.1 Element Overview.

3.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

3.3 Possible Work Activities.

3.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

3.5 Element Metrics.

3.6 Management Review.

3.7 References.

4 COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS.

4.1 Element Overview.

4.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

4.3 Possible Work Activities.

4.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

4.5 Element Metrics.

4.6 Management Review.

4.7 References.

5 PROCESS SAFETY COMPETENCY.

5.1 Element Overview.

5.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

5.3 Possible Work Activities.

5.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

5.5Element Metrics.

5.6 Management Review.

5.7 References.

6.1 Element Overview.

6.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

6.3 Possible Work Activities.

6.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

6.5 Element Metrics.

6.6 Management Review.

6.7 References.

7 STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH.

7.1 Element Overview.

7.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

7.3 Possible Work Activities.

7.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness Actions.

7.5 Element Metrics.

7.6 Management Review.

7.7 References.

1 I UNDERSTAND HAZARDS AND RISK.

8.1 Element Overview.

8.1.1 WhatIsIt?

8.1.2 Why Is It Important?

8.1.3 Where~WhenIs It Done?

8.1.4 Who Does It?

8.1.5 What Is the Anticipated Work Product?

8.1.6 How Is It Done?

8.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

8.3 Possible Work Activities

8.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

8.5 Element Metrics.

8.6 Management Review.

8.7 References.

9 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RlSK ANALYSIS.

9.1 Element Overview.

9.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

9.3 Possible Work Activities.

9.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

9.5 Element Metrics.

9.6 Management Review.

9.7 References.

1 0 OPERATING PROCEDURES.

10.1 Element Overview.

10.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

10.3 Possible Work Activities.

10.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

10.5 Element Metrics.

10.6 Management Review.

10.7 References.

1 1 SAFE WORK PRACTICES.

1 1.1 Element Overview.

1 1.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

1 1.3 Possible Work Activities.

1 1.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

1 1.5 Element Metrics.

1 1.6 Management Review.

1 1.7 References.

1 2 ASSET INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY.

12.1 Element Overview.

12.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

12.3 Possible Work Activities.

12.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

12.5 Element Metrics.

12.6 Management Review.

12.7 References.

1 3 CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT.

13.1 Element Overview.

13.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

13.3 Possible Work Activities.

13.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

13.5 Element Metrics.

13.6 Management Review.

1 3.7 References.

1 4 TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE.

14.1 Element Overview.

14.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

14.3 Possible Work Activities.

14.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

14.5 Element Metrics.

14.6 Management Review.

14.7 References.

1 5 MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE.

15.1 Element Overview.

15.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

15.3 Possible Work Activities.

15.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

1 5.5 Element Metrics.

15.6 Management Review.

1 5.7 References.

16.1 Element Overview.

16.1.6 How Is It Done?

16.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

16.3 Possible Work Activities.

16.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

16.5 Element Metrics.

1 6.6 Management Review.

16.7 References.

1 7 CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS.

17.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

17.3 Possible Work Activities.

17.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

17.5 Element Metrics.

17.6 Management Review.

1 7.7 References.

18.1 Element Overview.

18.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

18.3 Possible Work Activities.

18.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

18.5 Element Metrics.

18.6 Management Review.

1 8.7 References.

IV LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE.

1 9 INCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

19.1 Element Overview.

19.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

19.3 Possible Work Activities.

19.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness.

19.5 Element Metrics.

19.6 Management Review.

1 9.7 References.

20 MEASUREMENT AND MCTRlCS.

20.1 Element Overview.

20.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

20.3 Possible Work Activities.

20.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

20.5 Element Metrics.

20.6 Management Review.

20.7 References.

2 1.1 Element Overview.

2 1.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

2 1.3 Possible Work Activities.

2 1.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

2 1.5 Element Metrics.

2 1.6 Management Review.

2 1.7 References.

22 MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND CONTlNUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

22.1 Element Overview.

22.2 Key Principles and Essential Features.

22.3 Possible Work Activities.

22.4 Examples of Ways to Improve Effectiveness.

22.5 Element Metrics and Indications.

22.6 Management Review.

22.7 References.

23.1 Reasons to Implement a Risk-based Process Safety Management System.

23.2 First Steps Toward Implementation.

23.3 Start with RBPS Elements that Provide the Greatest Risk Benefit to Your Facility.

23.4 Implementation Examples.

23.5 Other Applications.

23.6 Conclusions.

23.7 References.

INDEX.