Performance monitoring forms a key part of process safety management. A number of pipeline incidents across the word highlighted the importance of monitoring the effectiveness of the control measures used to manage the integrity of a pipeline.
This good practice guide provides examples of “pipeline” process safety performance indicators which could be used to monitor performance. These indicators should form part of a risk based Safety Management System (SMS) which follows the Plan, Do, Check, Act approach described in HSG65 Managing for Health and Safety.
The process safety indicators have been developed using the approach recommended in the UK by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in their document HSG 254. This requires that a number of process safety Key Performance Indicators should be defined and used by senior management to monitor the performance of their plant from a Process Safety viewpoint.