Incident Lessons Learned Portal

Incident Lessons Learned Portal

Marco Vela

Corporate Process Safety Engineer

Celanese

1601 West LBJ Freeway

Dallas, TX  75234

(214) 417-1920

marco.vela@celanese.com.mx

Abstract

The Celanese incident lessons learned portal consist of four levels: company lessons learned, technology specific lessons learned, site specific lessons learned and external incidents of interest.  This paper will present how we capture knowledge from previous incidents to retell our story at various levels in the organization. It is designed to engrain learnings from past incidents into the corporate process safety culture to prevent repeats. 

Company Lessons Learned

Company lessons learned use CSB type videos to share the key causes of the major incidents that have occurred in company with all Celanese employees.  The system includes the initial delivery method and definition of how the messages are reinforced over time.  They describe why we have established a process safety system.

Technology Specific Lessons Learned

Technology specific lessons learned are gained either by experience, past incidents, or standard design.  These learning's are targeted to hourly workers in each technology, and describe what could go wrong in that technology and the safeguards in place to prevent.

Site Specific Lessons Learned

This is a common area on the process safety portal that gives everyone access to one page that contains the information of the most significant incident lessons learned that have happened at each site. Site specific lessons learned are used for toolbox meetings, operator training, new leader process safety certification, PHA preparation, and other process safety activities.

External Incidents of Interest

This is a place to share with all the employees the lessons learned from external incidents of interest based on relation that they have with our companies manufacturing operations.