Guidelines for Auditing Process Safety Management Systems

Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)0816905568, 9780816905560

Provides fundamental information for developing or evaluating an audit program for overseeing the effectiveness of process safety management systems in the chemical industry. Guidelines presented are applicable to both small and large businesses. Management of the audit program is addressed (three chapters); the auditing of individual elements in a safety management system (equipment integrity, risk management, human factors) are examined (nine chapters). Front matter includes a list of acronyms and a glossary.