CONTENTSAcronymsandAbbreviations1.Introduction1.1PurposeoftheseGuidelines1.2Background1.3ManagementSystemConcepts1.4ApplicationofRBPSGuidelines2.OverviewofRiskBasedProcessSafety2.1StrategicApproachestoProcessSafetyManagement2.2RiskBasedProcessSafetyDesignandImprovementCriteria3.IntroductiontoRBPSManagementSystemFoundationalBlocks4.RBPSPillar(FoundationalBlock)andElementDefinitionsandDescriptions4.1Pillar(FoundationalBlock)-CommitmenttoProcessSafety4.1.1Element–ProcessSafetyCulture4.1.2Element–CompliancewithStandards4.1.3Element–ProcessSafetyCompetency4.1.4Element–WorkforceInvolvement4.1.5Element–StakeholdersOutreach4.2Pillar(FoundationalBlock)–UnderstandingHazardsandRisks4.2.1Element–ProcessKnowledgeManagement4.2.2Element–HazardIdentificationandRiskAnalysis4.3Pillar(FoundationalBlock)–ManageRisk4.3.1Element–OperatingProcedures4.3.2Element–SafeWorkPractices4.3.3Element–AssetIntegrityandReliability4.3.4Element–ContractorManagement4.3.5Element–TrainingandPerformanceAssurance4.3.6Element–ManagementofChange4.3.7Element–OperationalReadiness4.3.8Element–ConductofOperations4.3.9Element–EmergencyManagement4.4Pillar(FoundationalBlock)–LearnfromExperience4.4.1Element–IncidentInvestigation4.4.2Element–MeasurementsandMetrics4.4.3Element–Auditing4.4.4Element–ManagementReviewandContinuousImprovementAcronymsandAbbreviationsAIChEAmericanInstituteofChemicalEngineersCCPSCenterforChemicalProcessSafetyEPAU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyHIRAhazardidentificationandriskanalysisITPMinspection,testing,andpreventivemaintenanceKSAknowledge,skills,andabilityMOCmanagementofchangeMSDSmaterialsafetydatasheetOSHAU.S.OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationRBPSrisk-basedprocesssafety11.INTRODUCTIONProcesssafetymanagementiswidelycreditedforreductionsinmajoraccidentriskandimprovedprocessindustryperformance.Processsafetypracticesandformalsafetymanagementsystemshavebeeninplaceinsomecompaniesformanyyears.Overthepast20years,governmentmandatesforformalprocesssafetymanagementsystemsinEurope,theU.S.,andelsewherehavepromptedwidespreadimplementationofamanagementsystemsapproachtoprocesssafetymanagement.However,afteraninitialsurgeofactivity,processsafetymanagementactivitiesappeartohavestagnatedwithinmanyorganizations.Incidentinvestigationscontinuetoidentifyinadequatemanagementsystemperformanceasakeycontributortotheincident.Andauditsrevealahistoryofrepeatfindingsindicatingchronicproblemswhosesymptomsarefixedagainandagainwithouteffectivelyaddressingthetechnicalandculturalrootcauses.Whilealloftheseissuesmaynothaveoccurredinyourcompany,theyhaveallhappenedtosomedegreeinothercompanies.Leftunchecked,suchissuescandomorethancausestagnation;theycanleaveorganizationssusceptibletolosingtheirfocusonprocesssafety,resultinginaseriousdeclineinprocesssafetyperformanceoralossofemphasisonachievingprocesssafetyexcellence.ThisisoneofthereasonstheCenterforChemicalProcessSafety(CCPS)createdthenextgenerationprocesssafetymanagementframework–RiskBasedProcessSafety(RBPS).1.1PurposeofTheseGuidelinesThepurposeoftheseRBPSGuidelinesistohelporganizationsdesignandimplementmoreeffectiveprocesssafetymanagementsystems.TheseGuidelinesprovidemethodsandideasonhowto(1)designaprocesssafetymanagementsystem,(2)correctadeficientprocesssafetymanagementsystem,or(3)improveprocesssafetymanagementpractices.TheRBPSapproachrecognizesthatall...