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Leadership In Practice

LEARNING FROM 30 YEARS IN MAJOR HAZARD RISK CONTROL

IAN TRAVERS LTD. PROCESS SAFETY CONSULTANCY WWW.IANTRAVERS.CO.UK

Ian Travers Process Safety Consultant Ian_travers06@btinternet.com

The most repeated responses from CEOs and Directors following a major accident. Safety is our number 1 priority – we always put safety first I just don’t understand how it could happen No one ever mentioned we had a problem We have professional safety experts We never skimp on safety We have extensive systems and procedures HSE has regulated us for years and we have never had anything serious wrong We have a comprehensive safety report scrutinised by the Competent Authority We have never had an incident before

Responses from CEOs and Directors following a major accident

Leadership in Practice

➢Don’t be complacent - Recognise no system or procedure is perfect ➢People do safety (an equally undo safety systems) ➢Understand Hazard and Risk – in real terms for your business

➢Risk Profile ➢Major Hazard Scenarios ➢Components of your process safety management system

➢Think in ‘outcomes’ and not in processes ➢Listen, question, evaluate and engage

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 How could it go catastrophically wrong?  Where / when will most likely go wrong?  What controls or systems are there to prevent a

major incident?

 Which of these controls are most vulnerable to

failure?

 What information do you have to show those

systems continue to operate to the desired performance standard?

The 5 Key Questions in Process Safety

Leadership in Practice

PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

DISCOVER UNDERSTAND EVALUATE DECIDE AGREE EVALUATE VALIDATE ACT COMMUNICATE

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• 12. Emergency

Arrangements

• 1. Hazard

Identification

• 2. Risk

Assessment

• 4. Operational

Parameters

• 3. Plant &

Process Design Basis of Safety

• 5. Asset

Integrity / Management 9. Management

• f Contractors
• 6. Operational

Procedures

• 7. Operational

Control

• 10. Permit to

Work 8. Competence Management

Start-up Operation Shut-down

• 13. Monitor, Measure

& Review

• incident investigation
• Audit
• KPIs

11. Management of Change

Process Safety Management System

• 14. Leadership &

Culture

DISCOVER

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How well risks are actually being managed

PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Changes in Legislation or Technology Benchmarking Performance Information

DISCOVER

Process Safety Incident Investigation Routine Workplace Inspections / Checks Audits KPIs For each element of PSM Learn From Others Findings from Previous Improvement Programs

Active Discovery not Reactive

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UNDERSTAND

Process Safety Risk Context

Major Hazard Scenarios Process Safety Risk Context

UNDERSTAND

Risk Profile How the Information / Intelligence relates to risk control Purpose and Outcome of Each Element of PSM Criticality and Vulnerabilities Control & Mitigation Measures for each MAH

PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Process Safety Risk Context

EVALUATE

Confirms or Raises Concern about risk management Inter-relationship with other aspects of business management Which Elements of PSM Fixable or Too Difficult Criticality

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PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

EVALUATE

Process Safety Risk Context

So What?

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PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

EVALUATE

Process Safety Risk Context

So What?

Challenge, probe, question

PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

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DECIDE

Change or Continue

Change or Continue

DECIDE

Why What How When Who Where Scope Cost and Timing Which element(s) of PSM Expected Outcome / Benefit

PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

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What will change as a result

AGREE

Management Team Decision Funding and Timing How Outcomes & Benefits will be evaluated Expected Outcomes & Benefits Why What How When Who Where Scope

AGREE

PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

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COMMUNICATE

Vision and Clarity COMMUNICATE

Who What When Why How Where

Vision and Clarity

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ACT

ACT

Measure and Monitor Provide Governance Communicate Consistently Be Realistic Consistency on funding Set Performance Standards & Evaluation Criteria

Vision and Clarity

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PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

VALIDATE

KPIs on Implementation

VALIDATE

Costs & Timing Changes / Action According to Plan Consensus and Buy In Outcomes / Benefits Being Delivered Test & Challenge Unexpected Adverse Impacts

PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

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EVALUATE

Costs & Timing Lessons and Issues Ownership Outcomes / Benefits Delivered Sustainable No Adverse Impacts

EVALUATE

Changes / Action Delivered According to Plan

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PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT

DISCOVER UNDERSTAND EVALUATE DECIDE AGREE EVALUATE VALIDATE ACT COMMUNICATE

Thank You! Questions?