Process Safety: Revisiting Evergreen Practices

Risk accompanies every process in the chemical industry, and it can be managed through a full spectrum of coordinated efforts. Maximizing safety performance and minimizing profit loss is a must for the industry to maintain its excellence and reputation. This paper highlights the necessary steps to implement systems that control and minimize risks. These risks are related to operating procedures and process safety competency development, enhanced monitoring, and incident feedback. The discussion is extended to highlight the principles of process safety management.