"Whether your company is large or small, whether you are experienced with auditing or just developing a system, consistent use of the techniques presented can significantly improve your audit and your process safety management. This book discusses the fundamental skills, techniques, and tools of auditing, and the characteristics of a good process safety management system. A variety of approaches are given so the reader can select the methodology best suited for a given audit. Since information needed for review in the audit may be scattered or undocumented, it offers suggestions on what to look for and where to look for it"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acronyms. Glossary.
Acknowledgements.
Preface.
User's Guide to the Second Edition.
Executive Summary.
Introduction.
Guidance for Chapter 3-24.
Process Safety Management Audit Programs.
1. 1 Process Safety Management (PSM) Audits and Programs.
1. 2 PSM Audit Program Scope.
1. 3 PSM Audit Program Guidance.
1. 4 PSM Audit Frequency and Scheduling.
1. 5 PSM Audit Staffing.
1. 6 Certification of Auditors.
1. 7 PSM Audit Criteria and Protocols.
1. 8 Audit Reporting.
1. 9 Audit Follow-up.
1. 10 Quality Assurance.
1. 11 Summary.
Conducting Process Safety Management Program Audits.
2. 1 Audit Planning.
2. 2 On-site Audit Activities.
2. 3 Gathering, Recording, and Evaluating Audit Data and Information.
2. 4 Post-Audit Activities.
2. 5 Summary.
PSM Applicability.
3. 1 Overview.
3. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
3. 3 Audit Protocol.
Process Safety Culture.
4. 1 Overview.
4. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
4. 3 Posing Questions to Audit Process Safety Culture.
4. 4 Audit Protocol.
Compliance with Standards.
5. 1 Overview.
5. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
5. 3 Audit Protocol.
Process Safety Competency.
6. 1 Overview.
6. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
6. 3 Audit Protocol.
Workforce Involvement.
7. 1 Overview.
7. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
7. 3 Audit Protocol.
Stakeholder Outreach.
8. 1 Overview.
8. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
8. 3 Audit Protocol.
Process Knowledge Management.
9. 1 Overview.
9. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
9. 3 Audit Protocol.
Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis.
10. 1 Overview.
10. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
103. Audit Protocol.
Operating Procedures.
11. 1 Overview.
11. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
11. 3 Audit Protocol.
Safe Work Practices.
12. 1 Overview.
12. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
12. 3 Audit Protocol.
Asset Integrity and Reliability.
13. 1 Overview.
13. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
13. 3 Audit Protocol.
Contractor Management.
14. 1 Overview.
14. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
14. 3 Audit Protocol.
Training and Performance Assurance.
15. 1 Overview.
15. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
15. 3 Audit Protocol.
Management of Change.
16. 1 Overview.
16. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
16. 3 Audit Protocol.
Operational Readiness.
17. 1 Overview.
17. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
17. 3 Audit Protocol.
Conduct of Operations.
18. 1 Overview.
18. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
18. 3 Audit Protocol.
Emergency Management.
19. 1 Overview.
19. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
19. 3 Audit Protocol.
Incident Investigation.
20. 1 Overview.
20. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
20. 3 Audit Protocol.
Measurement and Metrics.
21. 1 Overview.
21. 2 Related Criteria.
21. 3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs.
21. 4 Audit Protocol.
Auditing.
22. 1 Overview.
22. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
22. 3 Audit Protocol.
Management Review and Continuous Improvement.
23. 1 Overview.
23. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
23. 3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs.
23. 4 Audit Protocol.
Risk Management Programs.
24. 1 Overview.
24. 2 Audit Criteria and Guidance.
24. 3 Audit Protocol.
Appendices.
Appendix A: PSM Audit Protocol.
Appendix B: PSM Audit Report Templates.
Appendix C: Sample PSM Audit Certifications.
Appendix D: PSM Audit Plan Templates.
Appendix E: Interview Questions for Nonmanagement Personnel.
Appendix F: PSM Audit Planning Questionnaire.
Appendix G: Integrated Contingency Plan (ICP) Audit Protocol.
Appendix H: International PSM Audits.
Appendix I: PSM Audit Dilemmas.
Appendix J: PSM Audits During Mergers and Acquisitions.
Index.
