Page 218 - Serious Incident Prevention How to Achieve and Sustain Accident-Free Operations in Your Plant or Company

CH15pp159-189 4/10/02 12:51 PM Page 184

184 Serious Incident Prevention

TABLE 15-7
QMI HSE Department Serious Incident Prevention Critical Work
Critical Work Frequency
Assess serious incident prevention
process compared to current and future
needs:
a) Conduct internal customer interviews Annual interview with each team leader
with leaders of site management, chemi-
cal handling, and manufacturing teams
to identify needs and obtain input on
adequacy of HSE services provided.
b) Audit quality of critical HSE services Annual
c) Assess adequacy of plans and proce- Annual and as facility, organizational, or
dures under the stewardship of HSE de- other significant changes occur
partment:
Facility emergency response plan
EPA Risk Management Plan
Facility safe practices guidelines
Plans for emergency responder training
Develop action plans and implement im- Action plans developed annually with
provements based upon assessments monthly status review
Provide special training for HSE personnel:
a) Process hazards analysis facilitation Initial training for all new facilitators & re-
b) Emergency response skills for fire, spill, fresher training every three years
and medical emergencies Quarterly
c) Knowledge-based training for safety-
sensitive jobs—e.g., confined space Training for safety sensitive jobs:
entry, hot work, and hazard communica- Initial training for new HSE employees
tions Refresher training every two years and
prior to implementation of significant
process changes
Provide serious incident prevention tech-
nical support for line organizations:
a) Conduct training course on process haz- Annual
ards recognition and incident prevention
available to line personnel
b) Review adequacy of technical library Annual
and publicize available resources
c) Develop and implement plan for net- Annual with quarterly status review
working with other companies and out-
side sources
d) Provide technical support for process Assess annually as part of interviews with
hazard reviews, accident and near-miss leaders of the site management, chemical
investigations, area inspections, capital handling, and manufacturing teams
projects, and improvement initiatives