Guidelines for Integrating Management Systems and Metrics to Improve Process Safety Performance, authored by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), offers a comprehensive framework for enhancing process safety performance through integrated management systems. Published in February 2016 by Wiley-AIChE, this first edition is available with ISBN-13: 978-1118795101 and spans an unspecified print length.
The book delves into the synergies between various performance improvement systems to ensure safe and reliable operations. It provides strategies for streamlining procedures and cross-system auditing, as well as supporting regulatory and corporate compliance requirements. By integrating process safety with traditional safety, health, and environment (SHE) metrics, along with product quality, the book aims to reduce the burden on Process Safety, SHE, Security, and Quality groups while enhancing manufacturing efficiency and customer satisfaction.
The content covers several key areas including:
- Integrating Framework
- Securing Support & Preparing for Implementation
- Establishing Common Risk Management Systems – How to Integrate PSM into Other EH
- Testing Implementation Approach
- Developing and Agreeing on Metrics
- Management Review
- Tracking Integration Progress and Measuring Performance
- Continuous Improvement
- Communication of Results to Different Stakeholders
- Case Studies
- Examples for Industry
This detailed guide is essential reading for professionals in the chemical industry seeking to optimize their management systems for better process safety performance.