'Process Safety Management-A Practical View'

摘要

Process Safety Management (PSM) was developed over 20 years ago to reduce hazards and risk for the Oil Industry. In the last 3 years serious accidents have happened in the Oil Industry that requires us to re-evaluate PSM programs. It has been observed in many HAZOP studies, that the HAZOP (part of a PSM program) does not reflect a real commitment to safety, but the "need" to meet regulations. This paper's initiative is to call organizations/companies to think and be safe instead of just fulfilling project or government rules. Full involvement of the organization, starting with managers, is required for the PSM program to work. In this paper, practical examples will be drawn from the successful implementation of a PSM program from several years ago in a refinery. Additionally, the reasons for this implementation to be considered successful will be discussed at length.