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CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Conduct of Operations

Process Safety Beacon
June
2015
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Conduct of operations can be summarized in two simple concepts: (1) Say what you intend to do (procedures). (2) Always do what you say. This means, for example, that if your operating procedures say to shut down if a critical safety parameter exceeds a specified value, you must always shut down.

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