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Process Safety Management: What is it and why do we need it?

Throughout the industrial world, organizations are facing some of the most complex challenges in a generation. Changing demographics and disruptive technology are changing the way that all of us must do our business. Process Safety Management can help our industry create products and services that sustain our marketplace for future generations. The topic of process safety management is a complex one that can raise more questions than provide answers. Process safety management basically boils down to the safety of humans and the environment. This includes those who work in, those who come in contact with, or those who live near a facility where a process occurs or is located. Process safety management includes all aspects of process design, operation, and maintenance, including hazard identification, plant design, equipment selection, safe operating procedures, training of personnel, provision for emergencies, monitoring of plant activity, and control equipment calibration. In the m

What is Behavior-Based Safety?

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  Behavior-based safety is a concept. It takes the idea of personal responsibility and expands on it to provide a culture where safe behavior is supported and rewarded. It does not require your company to purchase any new equipment or create new procedures. It just needs you to make some changes in the way you think. Behavior-Based Safety is a safety philosophy to increase proactive behavior, which supports incident prevention and positive worker involvement. It is a company philosophy that comes from the realization that the driving force behind unsafe decision-making and unsafe behavior within an organization can be linked to the human behaviors of individuals. Some organizations continue to operate unsafely and wonder why they do not have a good safety record. The need for behavior-based safety is increasingly important in today's dynamic work environment. It's hard to imagine building a culture of safety without including an effective behavior-based safety (BBS) program w