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Safety surveys—looking at key activities in depth
Author(s) -
Kletz Trevor A.
Publication year - 1998
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.680170106
Subject(s) - audit , trips architecture , key (lock) , work (physics) , safety equipment , engineering , transport engineering , operations management , computer security , computer science , business , accounting , mechanical engineering
Most audits try to look at a representative selection of the plant procedures and equipment. An alternative is a survey, a look in depth at selected procedures (such as those for testing alarms and trips, issuing permits‐to‐work, controlling modifications, taking samples or testing relief devices) or selected equipment (such as level glasses or equipment for handling LPG). If the procedure or equipment is well‐chosen, surveys may make a bigger contribution to safety, per person‐hour, than a conventional audit.