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1. Purpose
The purpose of this Standard is to set out the management expectations considered essential in
the management of process hazards with the potential for major accident events with a focus on
managing and reducing process safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable. This Process
Safety Management Standard therefore provides a framework and common expectations for
managing the risks inherent in our business and is intended to be followed by all operating units.
By setting out clear aims and objectives, systems to manage major process safety and technical
risks can be established and implemented in a way which allows their effectiveness to be
monitored and measured. Clear visibility on the effectiveness of the processes allows for any
deterioration within critical systems to be identified and corrected before they weaken or defeat
barriers to major accident events.
2. Application
This standard applies to the design, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of all
Contact generating assets, gas storage facilities, natural gas pipelines and LPG facilities
(including reticulation systems).
3. Responsibilities
The Chief Generation and Development Officer is responsible for ensuring process safety risks
are identified and managed in a way that reduces these risks so far as is reasonably
practicable. Process safety risk management approaches will be fully aligned with Contact’s
HSE Management System and will support the company’s number one priority of achieving a
Generative Safety Culture that delivers Zero Harm.
Within each risk control area, there are a number of risk control systems which can be reviewed
to continuously improve processes and safety performance. The Framework including the Risk
control areas and systems are illustrated on the following page. The Aims and Expectations
associated with each of the framework risk control areas are set out in detail in subsequent
sections.
Ensure that critical risk controls and their performance requirements are identified, understood,
documented and managed. Ensure facilities, and modifications to facilities, are designed to achieve
safe operation with risk reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.
Expectations
Management of Change
All changes are implemented in line with the Management of Change process
The Management of Change process: Clearly defines what constitutes a change
(including organisational change and temporary modifications) including changes to:
Assets, equipment or plant, including changes to equipment design limits (e.g.
Expectations
Safety critical equipment is identified and configured within the Computerised Maintenance
Management System (CMMS)
Appropriate inspection, testing and maintenance procedures that consider applicable
performance standards are recorded in the CMMS and are implemented
Risk of operation with impaired Safety Critical Equipment is managed
The temporary disarming or deactivation of critical systems and subsequent reactivation are
performed in a timely manner by means of a formal procedure
Identify, document and manage Safety critical equipment standards and performance on a
continuous basis
Controls are established for deviating from maintenance and inspection programs (eg
inspection and testing intervals)
Critical Systems
There is a routine programme of surveillance, monitoring. maintenance, inspection and testing
of plant, providing recognition and correction of defects and fault conditions in critical systems
Emergency Supplies
There is a routine programme of surveillance, monitoring. maintenance, inspection and testing
of emergency supplies, providing recognition and correction of defects and fault conditions
The temporary disabling of emergency supplies and subsequent reactivation are risk assessed
and performed in a timely manner by means of a formal procedure
Fire Systems
Compliance with fire safety systems Regulations is highly visible within the organisation
There is a routine programme of surveillance, monitoring. maintenance, inspection and testing
of fire systems, providing recognition and correction of defects and fault conditions
The temporary disabling or deactivation of fire detection and protection systems/devices and
subsequent reactivation are risk assessed and performed in a timely manner by means of a
formal procedure
HV Electrical Systems
There is a routine programme of surveillance, monitoring. maintenance, inspection and testing
of HV electrical systems, providing recognition and correction of defects and fault conditions
Expectations
Process Control
Human-Computer Interface (HCI) systems are designed and implemented in line with EEMUA
201
Control loops are in control and optimised
Critical Instrumentation
Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) are designed, engineered, verified, installed,
commissioned, validated, operated, maintained, and continuously improved in line with the IEC
61508 / 61511 Process Industry standards
Protective Systems/Devices
Protection systems/devices are actively inspected, maintained and tested to ensure full
operation
The temporary disarming or deactivation of protection systems/devices and subsequent
reactivation are performed in a timely manner by means of a formal procedure
Alarm Systems
Alarms are prioritised effectively and actively managed to resolution in line with EEMUA 191
and IAS 18.1/2
Operators are able to identify abnormal events and take clearly defined action on receipt of
alarms
Critical process alarm set points are defined, current and commensurate with the defined safe
operating envelope. Procedures for making changes to set points are defined and implemented.
Operational Technology Security
An Operational Technology Security Policy Is in place and compliance is monitored
Expectations
Work Prioritisation, Planning and Scheduling
Work is captured, prioritised, planned and scheduled to assure the inspection, monitoring,
testing and maintenance of equipment
A Conditioned Based Maintenance Policy and Strategy is in place and implemented.
A procedure is in place to prioritise risks to personnel, assets, the public and the environment to
enable appropriate management of the risk
Work Identification and Routine Plant Inspections
Maintenance and inspection procedures are developed and include, where appropriate:
Specialised procedures for higher risk activities
Operating envelope considerations
Regulatory and environmental considerations
Human factors considerations
Failure trends and information on persistent integrity and reliability issues are periodically
reviewed and assessed; subsequent recommendations are proactively addresses to improve
reliability and operational efficiency
Maintenance and inspection procedures are independently verified for technical accuracy and
are reviewed at periodic intervals and when changes are made. Operating procedures clearly
define or reference the process design and performance standards, specified limits and
operating envelopes for process and equipment operation
Work Execution
Work permits incorporate all necessary risk assessments, method statements, checks and
authorisations to execute work safely
Work history is maintained
Personal Risk Assessment
Personal risk assessments are performed by qualified personnel and where appropriate,
suitable external expertise is sought
A procedure is in place to periodically review the quality of personal risk assessments
Expectations
Start Up/Shutdown Procedures
A pre-start up review is performed and documented to ensure that:
Materials and equipment are in accordance with specifications
Emergency, operations and maintenance procedures are in place and adequate
All risk management recommendations have been addressed and required actions
taken
Personnel have received suitable training
Regulatory and permit requirements have been met
There are formal plant start-up and shutdown procedures in place are each site to ensure safe
shutdown and return of the plant
Arrangements are in place to confirm fitness for return to service before restarting an asset that
has been subjected to conditions beyond the original design parameters, after an overhaul or
after an event that has potentially threatened the integrity of the asset
Routine Plant Checks/Testing
There is a routine programme of surveillance, monitoring and testing of plant, providing
recognition of defects and fault conditions in plant and systems
Shift Log/Handover
A system is in place to ensure plant status and safety risks are formally passed over from shift
to shift
Shift handover information is formally captured in electronic logs
Operating events and status are formally captured in electronic logs
Expectations
Competency Assurance
A competence management system and assurance programme is in place to ensure that:
Staff have the required knowledge, skills and competence to enable effective and safe
operation and maintenance of the plant
Staff have the required knowledge and skills to react under emergency conditions
Staff competence is regularly reviewed and assessed to identify any skills and
knowledge gaps
Staff competence levels are maintained to assure the on-going integrity of operations
Leadership
All leaders are trained and competent in process safety principles
All leaders have clear process safety objectives and performance is evaluated against these
objectives
All leaders visibly demonstrate commitment to process safety activities across relevant areas of
responsibility
All leaders communicate expectations for and monitor progress with respect to the
implementation of the Process Safety Management Standard
Training Needs Analysis
A process is in place for assessing the qualifications and skills needed by employees to meet
specified job requirements
Training programmes are in place to address any skills and knowledge gaps
Communications
A communication strategy is implemented for distribution of process safety information,
including:
Corporate requirements
Site based hazards
Procedures and practices
Lessons learned from incident investigations
Process safety performance and improvement goals
Staff Knowledge Management
A process is in place to ensure that necessary levels of individual and collective experience and
knowledge are maintained and are carefully considered when personnel changes are made
Expectations
Emergency Planning, Arrangements and Equipment
Emergency response plans are in place at each site and are tested on a regular basis to
simulate and prepare personnel for major incidents
Equipment, facilities and trained personnel needed for emergency response are defined and
readily available
Emergency response plans are clearly communicated to all employees, contractors, partners
and appropriate government agencies
Site inductions include information on what personnel should do in the event of an emergency
Emergency response plans will comply with industry recommended practices, corporate and
regulatory requirements
Learnings from emergency response simulations and tests are captured and addressed
Community expectations and concerns about our operations are sought, recognised and
addressed in a timely manner
Crisis Management
Crisis management plans are in place and are tested on a regular basis to ensure appropriate
response action is taken. Crisis management plans will ensure:
Site based emergency response plans are appropriately integrated
Organisational responsibilities and authorities are clearly defined
Internal and external communications procedures are clearly defined
Procedures for accessing personnel and equipment are clearly defined
Procedures for accessing essential process safety information is clearly defined
Procedures for interfacing with other companies and external emergency response
services are clearly defined
Crisis management plans are clearly communicated to all employees, contractors, partners and
appropriate government agencies
Crisis management plans will comply with industry recommended practices, corporate and
regulatory requirements
Learnings from crisis management tests are captured and addressed
Environmental Containment Systems
Risks and potential impacts to the environment are periodically assessed and reviewed within
our operations
Expectations
External Audit
A process is implemented to:
Ensure on-going compliance with all regulatory and corporate requirements
Report and manage any non-compliance to, planned deviations from, or potential
violations of regulatory and corporate requirements
Identify, track and comment on proposed legislation, regulations and emerging policy
issues
Critical processes are independently reviewed on a regular basis
Integrated Internal Audit
Applicable laws, regulations, permits and other government requirements are anticipated and
met; the resulting requirements are documented and communicated to those affected
Process safety audits are carried out on a routine basis
Incident Reporting, Investigation and Action Tracking
All incidents, including near misses, are reported, documented and maintained in the incident
management system
The incident management process ensures that:
Incident investigations carried out reflect the actual and potential severity of the incident
Incidents are periodically reviewed to identify trends and potential system weaknesses.
Recommendations are made to address any issues identified or potential improvements
to standards, processes, procedures and practices
Follow-up, preventative and corrective actions are prioritised and tracked to conclusion
in a timely manner
Industry wide safety alerts are captured and communicated to all relevant personnel
Lessons learned from incident investigations and near misses are communicated to the
organisation
Audit recommendations and observations are prioritised and tracked to conclusion in a timely
manner
Controlled Documents (Policies, Procedures and Standards)
Policies, procedures and standards are in line with industry best
practice/guidelines/regulations/standards
All controlled document are stored in the document management system
Process Safety Management Standard
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Printed copies of this document are uncontrolled unless contained in a site manual.
STANDARD
The document management process ensures that:
Drawings, pertinent records and documentation necessary to effectively manage the
design, operation, inspection of sites are identified, accessible, accurate and
appropriately safeguarded
Information on the potential hazards of equipment and materials involved in operations
is kept current and accessible
Information on applicable laws and regulations, licenses, permits, codes, standards and
practices is documented and kept current
Controlled documents are clearly identified, managed and are periodically reviewed/updated
Hazard A hazard is anything (condition or situation) that has the potential to do harm and/or
cause damage. Hazards may be present in processing equipment (e.g. flammable or
toxic chemicals in a pipe or a vessel, stored electrical or mechanical energy) or in the
occupational environment (e.g. fuel in a road vehicle, the potential and kinetic energy
involved in helicopter travel or bullying in the workplace)
Key Performance In the context of the Process Safety Management Standard, information or data that
Indicator (KPI) provides evidence of the company managing its asset integrity and process safety
performance. A functional grouping of safeguards, such as primary containment,
process equipment, engineered systems, operational procedures, management
systems, or worker capabilities designed to prevent LOPC and other types of asset
integrity or process safety events, and mitigate any potential consequences of such
events. A set of barriers is also often referred to as a risk control system
Loss of Primary An unplanned or uncontrolled release of energy or of any material from primary
Containment containment, including non-toxic and non-flammable materials (e.g. steam, hot
(LOPC) condensate, nitrogen, compressed CO2 or compressed air).
Major Accident An event connected with a Contact facility, including a natural event, involving an
Event (MAE) unintended loss of control of a hazard with the potential for critical or catastrophic
consequences (per the Contact Risk Toolkit).
The risk of MAEs is evaluated and reduced so far as is reasonably practicable
(SFAIRP).
Major Accident A Hazard which has the potential to cause Major Accident Event.
Hazard (MAH)
Process Hazard Process hazard analysis (PHA) can take many forms, including Hazard and
Analysis Operability (HAZOP) studies, bow ties, layers of protection analysis (LOPA),
quantitative risk assessment (QRA, including fault and event tree analysis).
The imperative is that all potential threats to the control of hazards are identified, that
the consequences and impacts of a loss of control are understood and that the
Safe Operating Safe Operating Envelopes are the outer bound of plant conditions, or the set of limits
Envelopes/Limits and conditions, within which the operation of asset, plant, process and/or equipment
must be maintained in order to comply with, e.g., regulatory requirements, safety
design criteria, performance standards and Origin safety management expectations.
Safety Critical An activity undertaken to support (or maintain) the ongoing integrity
Activity (SCA) (effectiveness/function, availability, reliability and survivability) of SCEs by ensuring
escalation factors do not inhibit SCE function and that performance standards are
being met throughout the asset lifecycle.
SCAs assure that the barrier/control remains:
independent of the threats to loss of hazard control and other barriers/controls
implemented to manage the same threat;
fit for purpose and continues to function per its design intent;
reliable and available; and
survivable such that it can perform its design function in the event of the major
accident event for which it is designed.
Safety Critical Safety Critical Documents are those that are associated with Safety Critical Elements
Documents and/or Safety Critical Activities.
Contracts used for out-sourced safety critical activities and operating/ maintenance
procedures containing safety critical work instructions are safety-critical documents.
Typically, safety critical documents are marked as such and regular revision of the
documents for accuracy and adequacy becomes in itself a safety critical task that
should be assigned to the document owner/author.
Safety Critical a) Safety Critical Elements: means any part of a Contact facility or its plant (including
Element (SCE) a computer program)—
(i) that has the purpose of preventing, or limiting the
Safety Critical Are a subset of Safety Critical Elements pertaining to physical equipment/systems
Equipment (hardware and software), including vessels, instrumentation, valves, pumps, control
(SCEq) systems, etc.
Safety Critical Are a subset of Safety Critical Elements pertaining to management processes,
Procedures (SCP) operating procedures, maintenance procedures, emergency response plans, etc.
Safety Critical A role that has been assigned the responsibility of completing a Safety Critical Activity
Role (SCR) (SCA). Roles may also be defined for those who are accountable (e.g. supervisors of
safety critical roles) for the assurance that the task is completed, which may in itself
be defined a SCA.
SFAIRP So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable, For the risk to be SFARP, it must be possible
to demonstrate that the cost involved in reducing the risk further would be grossly
disproportionate to the benefit gained.