Process Safety Management and Human Factors: A Practitioner's Experiential Approach

by Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi (Editor)

Overview

Process Safety Management and Human Factors: A Practitioner's Experiential Approach addresses human factors in process safety management (PSM) from a reflective learning approach. The book is written by engineers and technical specialists who spent the last 15-20 years of their professional career looking at behavioral-based safety, human factor research, and safety culture development in organizations. It is a fundamental resource for operational, technical and safety managers in high-risk industries who need to focus on personal and occupational safety management to prevent safety accidents. Real-life examples illustrate how a good, effective understanding of human factors supports PSM and positive impacts on accident occurrence.

• Covers the evolution and background of process safety management
• Shows how to integrate and augment process safety management with operational excellence and health, safety and environment management systems
• Focuses on human factors in process safety management
• Includes many real-life case studies from the collective experience of the book's authors

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128181102
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/13/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	346
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi graduated from the University of Wales College Cardiff, School of Engineering, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Environmental Engineering. Waddah is considered one of the global authorities on governance and leadership in EHS. He is currently the Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence for the ENOC Group. He was appointed in 2015 as Executive Director, EHSSQ&Corporate Affairs, and in June of 2018, he was given the role of Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence. He also chairs various committees in ENOC including the Governance and Oversight for the SAP Digital Transformation, Operational Excellence Framework Committee, and the Asset Integrity Committee. Waddah has received several awards in his career, most notably, the Rashid Prize for Scholarship Excellence in 2007 (Dubai), and the IEMA Sustainability Leader of the Year (UK) in 2019. His publications include various research, practitioner journals, and conference papers, as well as seven internationally published books. Waddah is also a Fellow of IEMA, EI, an Associate Fellow of IChemE, and a member of the IoD, UK. He was born and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Dr. Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi graduated from the University of Wales College Cardiff, School of Engineering, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Environmental Engineering. Waddah is considered one of the global authorities on governance and leadership in EHS. He is currently the Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence for the ENOC Group. He was appointed in 2015 as Executive Director, EHSSQ&Corporate Affairs, and in June of 2018, he was given the role of Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence. He also chairs various committees in ENOC including the Governance and Oversight for the SAP Digital Transformation, Operational Excellence Framework Committee, and the Asset Integrity Committee. Waddah has received several awards in his career, most notably, the Rashid Prize for Scholarship Excellence in 2007 (Dubai), and the IEMA Sustainability Leader of the Year (UK) in 2019. His publications include various research, practitioner journals, and conference papers, as well as seven internationally published books. Waddah is also a Fellow of IEMA, EI, an Associate Fellow of IChemE, and a member of the IoD, UK. He was born and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to process safety management in a practical context 2. Introduction to human factors and the human element 3. Leadership and process safety management 4. The awareness of risk, complacency, and the normalization of deviance 5. Competence assurance and organizational learning 6. Integration of human factors in hazard identification and risk assessment 7. Inherent safety impact in complying process safety regulations and reducing human error 8. Asset and mechanical integrity management 9. Management of change 10. Management of risk through safe work practices 11. Process safety information, hazard control, and communication 12. Prestart-up and shutdown safety reviews 13. Contractor management 14. Emergency response management and control 15. Human performance within process safety management compliance assurance 16. Regulating PSM and the impact of effectiveness 17. Readying the organization for change: communication and alignment 18. Do we really learn from loss incidents? 19. Gauging the effectiveness of implementation and measuring the performance of PSM activities 20. Human errors, organization culture, and leadership

Appendix 1. Sample PSSR checklist and report  2. Reference list and international standards and codes

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For operational, technical and safety managers in high-risk industries, this fundamental resource focuses on how to prevent major process safety accidents