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Case histories of two incidents following process safety reviews
Author(s) -
Howard Walter B.
Publication year - 1997
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.680160311
Subject(s) - safer , process safety , process (computing) , business , key (lock) , risk analysis (engineering) , process safety management , property (philosophy) , engineering , computer security , operations management , computer science , work in process , hazardous waste , waste management , philosophy , epistemology , operating system
This article discusses two incidents, both of which occurred after process safety reviews had taken place. Certain key recommendations were made for inherently safer operations, but the people in charge had decided not to implement them. In this connection it is important to note the three P's of safety: Safety of People, Property, and Profits. Safety hazards in a process operation can involve any or all of these. The first incident involved safety of property and profits, i.e., significant losses in both; the second primarily involved safety of profits. Both incidents occurred well before the days of OSHA and EPA.