Guidelines for Process Safety Metrics [Hardcover]

Process safety metrics is a topic of frequent conversation within chemical industry associations. Guidelines for Process Safety Metrics provides basic information on process safety performance indicators, including a comprehensive list of metrics for measuring performance and examples as to how they can be successfully applied over both the short and long term. For engineers, insurers, corporate traininers, military personnel, government officials, students, and managers involved in production, product and process development, Guidelines for Process Safety Metrics can help determine appropriate metrics useful in monitoring performance and improving process safety programs.

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Items on The CD Accompanying This Book xi

Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii

Glossary xv

Acknowledgments xix

Preface xxi

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 An Introduction to Process Safety and Metrics 1

1.2 Purpose of This Book 3

1.3 Key Audiences for the Guidelines 5

1.4 An Organization's Personnel Hierarchy 6

1.5 Organization of This Guideline 7

1.6 Using This Guideline 7

WHY IMPLEMENT PROCESS SAFETY METRICS 9

2.1 Preventing Process Safety Incidents 11

2.2 Benefits from Measuring Performance 13

2.3 Tracking Operational Performance and Process Safety Performance 16

2.4 Avoiding Complacency 17

2.5 Conclusion 17

PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT METRICS 19

3.1 Metrics and the Process Safety Models 19

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