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Characteristics of companies with great process safety performance
Author(s) -
McCavit Jack,
Berger Scott,
Nara Louisa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.11647
Subject(s) - process safety , flammable liquid , process (computing) , scope (computer science) , process safety management , work (physics) , engineering , work in process , business , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , operations management , computer science , hazardous waste , mechanical engineering , programming language , waste management , operating system
The Center for Chemical Process Safety's (CCPS's) Vision 20/20 describes the characteristics of companies with great process safety performance in the future. This work is extremely important to the process industries and other industries that handle toxic, flammable, and explosive materials because it establishes targets to which companies will aspire for years to come. In developing the vision, it was also recognized that there are issues beyond the scope of individual companies that need to be addressed to enable improved process safety performance. Therefore, in Vision 20/20 there are activities that go well beyond any individual company, indeed beyond the industries. The purpose of this article is to share CCPS's Vision 20/20, begin the process of engaging the broader community in the vision and the steps to achieve it and provide an opportunity for companies to begin comparing their current characteristics to the vision. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 33: 131–135, 2014