CCPS Process Safety Management System

There are too many sophisticated systems; in China, many things place too much emphasis on form and the superficial aspects, without laying a solid foundation. Without a proper basic environment, the grassroots level is weak, employee competence is low, training is merely a formality, and management is ineffective and disconnected from the actual working conditions. What’s the use of learning these XX theories? It’s just like the ISO9000 certification in China – its meaning has completely changed, and it no longer holds any binding force!

“Guidelines for Implementing Process Safety Management, 2nd Edition” Published: June, 2016 http://www.aiche.org/ccps/resour ... agement-2nd-edition

A management system is established by applying risk management and systems management concepts and methods; based on a comprehensive risk analysis of the process system, process risks are managed and controlled proactively and preemptively to prevent the occurrence of major accidents.

Process safety is different from occupational safety. Occupational safety focuses primarily on the safety of people, emphasizing the enhancement of safety awareness and paying attention to the management of behavioral safety. Management philosophy of the process safety management system: 1. Clear management objectives. Process safety management aims to prevent accidental releases of hazardous chemicals from installations and facilities, as well as the fires and explosions that may result therefrom. All management elements focus on managing and controlling process risks, implementing proactive and forward-looking management to enhance the ability to prevent accidents and respond to them. 2. Full life-cycle management of equipment and facilities is required, including the research and development, design, construction, operation, maintenance of process and plant systems, up to their disposal and demolition. It is emphasized that efforts should start with design, by first developing process and plant systems that are \"intrinsically safer\"; only through inherently safe design combined with management during operation can process safety objectives be achieved. 3. Process safety management is based on effective information. Through the transmission and feedback of information, various management elements respond to one another and coordinate with each other, thus forming an effective and responsive management system for controlling risks and preventing accidents. “This is precisely why “process safety information” is important. Furthermore, the impacts that process changes may have on other management elements, such as operating procedures, staff training, emergency plans, and emergency responses, must be communicated promptly to all relevant parties so that appropriate actions can be taken.

I would like to share my personal views on the process safety management system. The person from the second floor believes that such a sophisticated system should not be adopted, but in reality this represents an important gap in our country. Due to our Chinese-style concepts of safety – such as the way people cross the road in China – accidents keep occurring. This is because most of those who work in this field have a low level of awareness; they remain indifferent before an accident happens, and after an accident they think it happened to someone else and has nothing to do with them. Moreover, given China’s vast territory and the existence of various industries, overall there are many accidents, but in specific regions or industries it seems as though nothing happens. As a result, people continue to act as they please. The Process Safety System: The General Administration for Work Safety issued guiding principles for chemical enterprises in 2013 (Document No. An Jian Zong Guan San [2013] 88). All colleagues are encouraged to take a close look at it; it can be quite useful for them

I’ve been preparing for PSM recently and have become familiar with DuPont’s standards; unfortunately, due to intellectual property issues, I can only talk about CCPS and OSHA