Dangerous Substances
A glossary of terms and definitions which provide essential information with regard to classifying dangerous substances.
Loss of Containment
The likely causes of loss of containment.
Energy Institute -
High Level Framework for Process Safety Management
Process safety management (PSM) is a major issue for the energy industry, with many organisations looking to adopt a more holistic and systematic approach to assuring the integrity of their operations. You can download the publication below.
Managing Process Safety – Four Pillars
The Energy Institute and Centre for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) both identify four accident prevention pillars striving towards the same goal – Safe Process Operations.
Macondo Investigation reports
Volume 1 - Macondo-specific incident events: Relevant background on deepwater drilling and temporary abandonment
Volume 2 - Technical findings on the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer (BOP) with an emphasis on the effective management of safety critical elements
Identifying Hazards
Identifying personal and process safety hazards relevant to an incident
Video – Emergency in Apex
Watch this video and read through the CSB Case Study then detail in the relevant areas.
Video – Fire in the Valley
Watch this video and read through the CSB Final Report into the Bayer incident then detail in the relevant areas.
ER preparedness
Watch this video and detail in the relevant areas of the form.
BP Texas City Exercise Sheet
As you watch the of BP Texas City – Note down the relevant latent and active failures that contributed to this incident
The Big Picture
The Big Picture, an overview.
Immediate Underlying and Root Causes
Immediate and underlying Causes.