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Benchmarking MOC practices in the process industries
Author(s) -
Keren Nir,
West Harry H.,
Mannan M. Sam
Publication year - 2002
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.680210205
Subject(s) - benchmarking , process safety management , process safety , process (computing) , hazardous waste , risk analysis (engineering) , business , variety (cybernetics) , risk management , hazard , best practice , management process , management system , process management , environmental resource management , operations management , engineering , work in process , computer science , environmental science , waste management , finance , chemistry , management , organic chemistry , marketing , artificial intelligence , economics , operating system
Abstract Chemical, oil, and gas plants process many potentially hazardous chemicals. Historically, a variety of measures have been used for hazard reduction and risk management. However, a number of catastrophic chemical incidents can be attributed to incorrect handling of process changes. During the last decade, federal regulations have been promulgated in the United States mandating a well‐defined administrative procedure for “management of change” as a key element of a process safety management system. OSHA's Process Safety Management Program and EPA's Risk Management Program provide the baselines and framework for the development of Management of Change programs. Due to the performance‐based nature of these regulatory requirements, there is wide variation in management of change programs and practices. This paper summarizes the results of a benchmarking exercise aimed at identifying the diversity of implementation practices in industry.