Digest
Knowing ‘why’ makes tasks safer — Process Safety Beacon, April 2025
Knowing ‘why’ makes tasks safer — Process Safety Beacon, April 2025
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon April 2025
- Competence and TrainingHuman FactorsProcess Safety
- Human factorsLoss of containmentProcess safety
- Inspection and maintenance
- Valve
- Competence and trainingOperating and work proceduresSafety communicationStop-work authority
Summary
This bulletin compares valve actuator removal incidents in La Porte in 2021 and Baton Rouge in 2016. It highlights missing procedures and training, and stresses understanding why critical tasks follow specified steps. Recommendations include illustrated instructions, signed checklists, demonstrated competence and checking procedures against field conditions.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Summary
One-page Beacon on why understanding the reasons behind procedures makes tasks safer.
Process Safety Beacon April 2025. Themes: competence and training, human factors, process safety.