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Are your signs and labels confusing? — Process Safety Beacon, March 2013
Are your signs and labels confusing? — Process Safety Beacon, March 2013
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon March 2013
- Human FactorsProcess Safety
- Human factors
- Human-centred designManagement of changeSafety communication
- Downstream and process industries
Summary
This bulletin examines how missing or confusing equipment labels and signs can undermine safe plant work. It recommends repairing unreadable labels, matching identification to plant procedures and using consistent chemical names. Label corrections should use proper replacements, with consideration of a management of change review.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Human-centred design.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Summary
One-page Beacon on how confusing signs and labels can lead to operating errors.
Process Safety Beacon March 2013. Themes: human factors, process safety.