What is the definition of process safety in the workplace?

Process Safety Management System addresses all the elements of process safety related to technology-facility-personnel. It involves a process of identifying, understanding and reducing risks related to chemical and non-chemical hazardous processes. PSM ensures a unified approach and the same high level process safety performance across the company. This includes identifying risks using the most suitable methodology (HAZOP, ‘What if’ studies), management of change procedures etc. The efficiency of the PSM system implementation is regularly assessed through compliance audits.

Process Safety is the blend of Engineering and management skills focused on preventive catastrophic accidents ,near misses and specifically SOP for structural collapse.