Project Scope
Create a monograph providing guidance for leaders, especially those who are non-Process Safety Professionals, in developing competency in the Process Safety Professionals they manage. Developing and maintaining process safety competency encompasses three interrelated actions: continuously improving knowledge and competency, ensuring that appropriate information is available to people who need it, and consistently applying what has been learned.
In many instances, Process Safety Professionals are managed by Process Engineers, other discipline engineers, EHS professionals, and even non-technical professionals. It can be challenging for non-Process Safety Professionals to know how to support building process safety competency as this is not their area of expertise. While aimed at non-Process Safety Professionals, this monograph will also guide Process Safety Professionals in supporting process safety competence development.
This monograph will be developed as a “How-To Guide” for the Guidelines for Defining Process Safety Competency Requirements, 1st Edition, which describes process safety roles and competency needs.