NSC-17-25 Process Safety Site Assessment Program: Promoting a Culture of Process Safety

Description:

The API Process Safety Site Assessment Program was developed in 2011 as part of the AFPM and API Advancing Process Safety Programs. PSSAP began conducting assessments in 2012. By the end of 2016, the API Site Assessment program will have conducted 53 General (7 protocols) and 27 HF Alkylation/RP 751 assessments. These assessments have been conducted 60 different refineries and petrochemical facilities. The areas assessed are: Process Safety Leadership, Management of Change, Mechanical Integrity, Safe Work Practices, Operating Practices, Facility Siting, Process Hazards Analysis, and HF Alkylation/RP 751. This will be a joint presentation by the PSSAP Program Manager and a representative from a company that has had assessments performed at several sites. The presentation will provide a brief overview of the program and present some the learnings, trends and benchmarking developed from the assessments based on the five-year history of the program.