Lessons from Grangemouth: A Case History

摘要

A series of major incidents occurred during a two-week timeframe in May/June 2000 at the BP petrochemical complex in Grangemouth, Scotland. Each of the incidents were immediately investigated to determine root causes and to identify lessons learned. Fortunately no one was seriously injured as a result of these incidents, but the rapid succession of events drew considerable attention from the public and the regulatory agencies. In response, BP mobilized a Task Force to undertake a wider review of all operating units and functions across the Complex. This Task Force was the largest audit team ever assembled within BP for a process plant investigation. Lessons learned encompassed many of the elements of process safety management, and include a number of wider messages for the industry.