296163 Process Safety Cuture, Leadership, and Operating Discipline - How They Fit and How to Improve

Steve Arendt1, Ken Hanchey1, Rick Curtis1 and Eddy Schedule2, (1)ABS Consulting, Houston, TX, (2)Organizational Performance Assurance, ABS Consulting, Houston, TX

Process Safety Cuture, Leadership, and Operating Discipline - How They Fit and How to Improve Them

Process safety culture has been a key organizational factor in several major process safety incidents.  Leadership has been a focal point of the UK Process Safety Leadership Group's report following the accident.  API/AFPM have been focusing on PSL as one of its assessment areas. Operating discipline, as a product of a Conduct of Operations program as defined by CCPS, has been a sore point for many companies whose incident causes involve "people did not follow the procedures."  This paper will address the following issues:

  • How do these aspects/issues fit together?
  • How do we assess them?
  • How do we improve them?
  • Where should we start?

The presentation will discuss a way to address culture, leadership and operating discipline with real-life examples.


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