Guidelines for Process Safety Metrics

Since 1985, the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) has been the world leader in developing and disseminating information on process safety management and technology. CCPS, an industry technology alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), has published over 80 books in its process safety guidelines and process safety concepts series, and over 100 training modules through its Safety in Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) series.

• Items on The CD Accompanying This Book xiAcronyms and Abbreviations xiiiGlossary xvAcknowledgments xixPreface xxiINTRODUCTION 11.1 An Introduction to Process Safety and Metrics 11.2 Purpose of This Book 31.3 Key Audiences for the Guidelines 51.4 An Organization's Personnel Hierarchy 61.5 Organization of This Guideline 71.6 Using This Guideline 7WHY IMPLEMENT PROCESS SAFETY METRICS 92.1 Preventing Process Safety Incidents 112.2 Benefits from Measuring Performance 132.3 Tracking Operational Performance and Process Safety Performance 162.4 Avoiding Complacency 172.5 Conclusion 17PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT METRICS 193.1 Metrics and the Process Safety Models 193.2 Other Metric Dimensions 243.3 Forms of Metrics 263.4 Characteristics of Good Metrics 273.5 Conclusion 30CHOOSING APPROPRIATE METRICS 334.1 Process Safety Goals and Objectives 334.2. Define the Process Safety Goals 354.3 Define Process Safety Objectives 374.4 Develop the Metrics Strategy for Improving the Process Safety System 424.5 Select Metrics 464.6 Conclusion 51IMPLEMENTING A METRICS PROGRAM 535.1 Management Support and Leadership 535.2 Develop an Implementation Strategy 535.3 Develop the Framework for the Metrics Implementation Strategy 565.4 Implementation Analysis 615.5 Prepare for Rollout 695.6 Rollout 725.7 Reevaluate Metrics Based Upon Experience 755.8 Conclusion 75COMMUNICATING RESULTS 776.1 Communication Analysis 786.2 Select Appropriate Communication Characteristics 826.3 Report Appropriate Data to Different Audiences 856.4 Tools for Communicating Metrics 906.5 Conclusion 93USING METRICS TO DRIVE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS 977.1 Identify Weaknesses and Deficiencies in Process Safety Performance 987.2 Leadership Commitment to Process Safety Performance 997.3 Hold Responsible Parties Accountable 997.4 Engage the Public 1027.5 Conduct Periodic Management Reviews 1037.6 Cultivate a Positive Process Safety Culture 1057.7 Communicate Process Safety and Other Organizational Successes 1077.8 Conclusion 108IMPROVING INDUSTRY-WIDE PERFORMANCE 1118.1 Performance Benchmarking 1118.2 Metrics Allow Performance Comparisons for Multiple Parties 1128.3 Sharing Data Across Industry Leads to Improved Performance 1148.4 Conclusion 118FUTURE TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF PROCESS SAFETY METRICS 1219.1 Improving Process Safety 1219.2 Societal Interests 126APPENDIX I: LISTING OF POTENTIAL PROCESS SAFETY METRICS TO CONSIDER (BASED ON THE RISK BASED PROCESS SAFETY ELEMENTS) 131APPENDIX II: PROCESS SAFETY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: BP CHEMICALS HULL CASE STUDY 163APPENDIX III: NOVA CHEMICALS UNCONTROLLED PROCESS FIRE AND LOPC METRICS 171INDEX 173