CCPS Projects

This is a regional project being executed in Brazil and rest of the Latin America.  The primary product will be in Portuguese and Spanish. We will use the game theory to develop tools for developing skills, drive innovation in Process Safety, motivating people to change behaviors, etc.

We are seeking Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) success stories to be incorporated into the RBPS Implementation Guide. Please use the template provided to submit a success story and email your completed form to RBPS-Story@aiche.org. All submitted stories will be reviewed by the project chairs and you will be contacted to ensure you agree with the final contents to be included.  

RBPS Story Template

Since Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety was first published in 2007 it has served as the reference for theory and concepts related to Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS). The purpose of Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety is to help organizations design and implement more effective process safety management systems by providing methods and ideas on how to (1) design a process safety management system, (2) correct a deficient process safety management system, or (3) improve process safety management practices. A risk-based approach reduces the potential for assigning an undue number of resources to manage lower-risk activities, thereby freeing up resources for tasks that address higher-risk activities. The theoretical groundwork developed in Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety serves as the basis for the Risk Based Process Safety Implementation Guide.

The Implementation Guide will

• Provide real-world practices that have been developed by CCPS member companies as effective applications for risk management.
• Complement Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety with success stories from CCPS Member companies, providing practical insights into strategies and practices that have proven effective when applying the RBPS Elements.
• Provide examples of systems and programs that have been deployed and helped prevent incidents from happening, for each of the Elements and Pillars. These are proven examples of management systems and processes that have improved the effectiveness of process safety at companies and throughout industry. This reference will provide organizations with easy access to these best practices so they can incorporate or adapt based on their site or company needs. Each example will present the issue, provide details on the solutions that were implemented, discuss the resources required, highlight challenges to implementation, and show how those challenges were overcome. These examples will help us meet our collective goal of “A World without Process Safety Incidents^TM.”

This book will differ from many CCPS books, in that it will showcase and highlight success stories that can be replicated, rather than sharing information and learnings from incidents to prevent further incidents from occurring. The Implementation Guide will focus on positive outcomes achieved by the implementation of process safety programs related to the Elements and Pillars of RBPS.

This book will seek to provide the answer to one question – “What went right?” 

This practice is common in many industries such as Food, Pharmaceuticals, Fine Chemicals, etc.  During a recent incident investigation, the US Chemical Safety Board reviewed the available literature around the world and did not find sufficient up to date guidance on this topic of Contract or Toll manufacturing. We will be updating the 2000 book with a focused monograph that will at a minimum address the deficiencies in the literature identified by CSB.  We will also review the latest best practices and include them in the guidance.  Volunteer ask: Process safety strength, with contract manufacturing knowledge and experience.

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, 1^st Edition, which describes process safety roles and competency needs.