Process safety: leadership from the boardroom to the frontline

Acronyms and Abbreviations xiAcknowledgements xiiiNomenclature and Style xvPreface xviiExecutive Summary xixHow to Use this Book xxv1 The Business Case for Process Safety 11.1 Corporate Social Responsibility 21.2 Business Flexibility 41.3 Loss Prevention 51.4 Sustainable Growth 71.5 Leadership Excellence 91.6 Summary 91.7 References 101.8 Incidents Represented in Figure 1.2 122 Leading and Managing Process Safety 132.1 Process Safety Definition 132.2 How Process Safety Works: Risk Reduction and Risk Management to Eliminate Accidents 222.3 Learning from Incidents 252.4 Personal Leadership Accountability 302.5 Downturns and Boom Times: Special Process Safety Leadership Challenges 342.6 Compliance: Required but not Enough 392.7 Management Systems: Helpful but not Sufficient 432.8 References 443 Leadership Attributes 473.1 Creating a Shared Vision 483.1.1 Establish the Imperative for Process Safety 483.1.2 Reflect the Imperative in Your Words and Actions 513.1.3 Drive the Imperative Throughout the Organization 543.1.4 Earn the Social License to Operate 573.2 Develop and Maintain Knowledge and Competence 603.2.1 Personal Knowledge and Competence 603.2.2 Develop and Empower Others 643.3 Show Integrity and Commitment 713.3.1 Courage and Conviction 713.3.2 Accountability 733.3.3 Responsiveness 763.3.4 Consistency 783.4 Communicate with Inspiration 803.4.1 Stay Connected and Visible 803.4.2 Influence and Drive Process Safety Culture 833.5 References 914 Leadership of the Process Safety Management System 934.1 Identify Required Barriers 944.1.1 Start with Risk Criteria and a Risk Matrix 954.1.2 Analyze Hazards and Risks 984.1.3 Identify Required Barriers 1014.2 Manage Barriers 1024.2.1 Conduct of Operations and Operational Discipline 1024.2.2 Standards 1104.2.3 Asset Integrity and Mechanical Integrity 1134.2.4 Operating Procedures and Safe Work Practices 1164.2.5 Management of Change 1184.2.6 Emergency Management - Preparation and Response 1234.3 Manage Competency (Organizational Capability) 1274.3.1 Competency 1284.3.2 Effective Training 1304.3.3 Process Knowledge Management 1334.3.4 Contractor Management 1354.4 Verify Performance and Improve 1394.4.1 Audits 1394.4.2 Metrics 1414.4.3 Incident Investigation and Resulting Actions 1434.4.4 Management Review and Continual Improvement 1464.5 Build and Strengthen Culture 1514.5.1 Introduction to Culture 1514.5.2 Workforce Involvement 1524.5.3 Stakeholder Outreach 1554.6 Summary 1584.7 References 1595 Leadership Roles and Accountabilities 161Table 5.1 Executive Leadership Role 164Table 5.2 Operations Leadership Role 166Table 5.3 Engineering Leadership Role 168Table 5.4 EH & S Leadership Role 170Table 5.5 Research and Development (R & D) Leadership Role 172Table 5.6 Purchasing Leadership Role 174Table 5.7 Human Resources Leadership Role 176Table 5.8 Plant Superintendent Role 178Table 5.9 Maintenance Leadership Role 180Table 5.10 Plant Engineer Role 182Table 5.11 Plant Operator Role 184Table 5.12 Maintenance Technician Role 187Table 5.13 Process Safety Specialist Role 1896 Deploying Process Safety Leadership Accountability and Responsibility 191Table 6.1 Corporate Process Safety Leadership Team RACI Matrix 193Table 6.2 Operations Leadership Team RACI Matrix 1977 Make it Happen 2017.1 References 207Index 209