Process safety leadership in the chemicals industry

Achieving best practice in process safety leadership and management is a goal that I firmly believe is essential for the chemicals industry, and something I am determined to help CIA member companies attain. Our industry has a strong tradition of learning lessons from one another and health and safety is no exception. Over recent years, the industry’s safety record has been a good one, in part due to the bond between management and workforces in recognising that high-hazard facilities such as chemical plants require constant, round-theclock attention if licence to operate and public confidence are to be secured. There is however no room for complacency with regard to health and safety, particularly as the chemicals industry wrestles with unstinting structural change, an ever more competitive business environment and an ageing workforce. It is against this background therefore BEST PRACTICE GUIDE