Process Safety Management

CCPS enlists 20 elements for Chemical Process Safety in industry. These are:

Commit to Process Safety	Understand Hazards and Risks	Manage Risks	Learning from Experience
1. Compliance with Standards	6. Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis	8. Safe Work Practices	17. Measurement and Metrics
2. Process Safety Competency	7. Operating Procedures	9. Asset Integrity and Reliability	18. Auditing
3. Workforce Involvement		10. Contractor Management	19. Management Review and Continuous Improvement
4. Stakeholder Outreach		11. Training and Performance Assurance	20. Compliance with Standards
5. Process Knowledge Management		12. Management of Change
		13. Operational Readiness
		14. Conduct of Operations
		15. Emergency Management
		16. Incident Investigation

By simply following the guidelines of CCPS, i.e. requirements of documents and written procedures, Hazard identification study documents, Mechanical Integrity verification records, etc. gaps in safety can be identified.

For eg: Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (Element 6) involves inspection and review of HAZOPs, HAZIDs, Hazardous area Classification studies, Quantitative risk Assessments, SIL Studies, PSSR, Fire Safety, Electrical Safety, Lightning Protection design, Electrostatic Hazard Assessment, process Safety Gap Assessments, etc.