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Guidelines for integrating process safety into engineering projects
Author(s) -
Broadribb Michael P.
Publication year - 2021
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.12179
Subject(s) - process safety , scope (computer science) , process (computing) , process safety management , engineering , safety assurance , process management , engineering management , risk analysis (engineering) , work in process , operations management , business , computer science , operating system , waste management , hazardous waste , programming language
This article describes a new guideline book that the Center for Chemical Process Safety has published on integrating process safety into engineering projects. Engineering projects in the process industry are temporary endeavors generally undertaken to create a new or modified facility and vary widely in scope and size ranging from large capital projects to small management of change works. The main focus of the guidelines is on proactively implementing process safety activities at the optimum timeframe, while also reactively conducting “cold eyes” reviews to provide assurance that nothing significant has been missed. This approach ensures that if the right process safety activities are conducted at the right time, project leadership will have the right (process safety) information in order to be able to make the right risk management decisions regarding safety. Process safety in engineering projects involves leadership, managers, engineers, operating and maintenance personnel, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and support staff. Therefore, these guidelines were prepared for a wide audience.