Process Safety PurposeObjectives Improve process safety performance across
Process Safety Purpose/Objectives: Improve process safety performance across the Australian oil and gas industry § Establish consistent reporting of process safety performance and trends. § Identify of opportunities for improvement § Increase awareness and develop a common understanding of process safety at all levels right across the industry § Build capability to reduce process safety risk across the industry –Information sharing, incidents, issues, solutions § Develop common approaches and tools
Process Safety History / Achievements: § Established in 2012 as a priority leadership project by the CEO safety leadership forum § Reporting of lag indicators (Tier 1 & 2 – API Standard) to APPEA; analyse and discuss incidents for sharing § Utilise APPEA High Potential Alerts to share in a timely way any incidents and root causes. § Process Safety Forum established, open to all APPEA members. By invitation include NOPSEMA/regulators; IChem. E; service providers/contractors. § Commenced benchmark review of solutions developed in other oil provinces – strategies, guidelines and programs. (UK HSE, O&G UK, IChem. E, CCPS)
Process Safety Recommended Action Timeframe Responsibility 1 Forum to be replaced with an APPEA Process Safety Sub Immediate Committee (to HSO Committee) to provide leadership for Process Safety improvement Nominations to be sought via HSO Committee Reps 2 Broaden focus of Process Safety Metrics § Share experience & approach on capturing, analysing and gaining benefit from Tier 3 & 4 metrics (API 754) § Raise awareness of OGP leading indicators guideline for consideration & adoption by companies Process Safety Sub-Committee Commenced 3 Formalise and manage linkages to international Process Safety groups 30 Sep 14 APPEA Secretariat 4 Life extension project (e. g. UK KP 4 report) response for Australian industry 31 Mar 14 Process Safety Sub-Committee Lead: Ron Reinten
Process Safety Recommended Action 5 IChem. E Australian centre delivering Process Safety value to APPEA members e. g. provide: § Identify and communicate developing global best practice/new practices in Process Safety § Identify and communicate what is current global best practice in process safety § Process Safety awareness toolkit § Adopt a common Process Safety competency definitions/framework, workforce to leaders Timeframe Responsibility Ongoing IChem. E Australian Director 31 Dec 13 31 Mar 14 30 Jun 14
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