USING PROCESS SAFETY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (PSPI) TO FACILITATE PROCESS SAFETY LEADERSHIP

摘要

PSPIs seek to detect at an early stage that the performance of critical risk controls is deteriorating. This then provides time to take remedial action before a catastrophic event occurs. This paper reviews the experience gained at the BASF UK 'Top Tier' COMAH sites in using PSPIs at senior management level to support process safety leadership. The main aims of PSPI programs are described highlighting the need to view PSPIs as a management system that is dependent on people to make sure that it works effectively. Senior management reporting needs are described supported by site experience. The different approaches used in some large organisations are then assessed based on experience shared at the JRC workshop in 20107. The main problems and weaknesses encountered with PSPI programs are then described. The paper concludes by considering the different ways in which PSPIs can be used positively in organisations to improve process safety performance.