Baker Panel report

Baker, J.A. et al., The Report of the BP U.S. Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel, January 2007, http //www.bp.com/liveassets/bp internet/globalbp/ globalbp uk english/SP/STAGING/local assets/assets/pdfs/Baker panel report.pdf... 

These mission statements and associated documents set the tone for the company. Even if these documents don t specifically mention process safety, these high-level managers should find a way to convey the importance of safety for the company. The first recommendation from the Baker Panel report on the BP U.S. Refineries highlighted this need ... 

The sheer volume of policy changes can also be a problem. Quoting from the Baker Panel report ... 

The Baker Panel reported their findings nnder three areas of emphasis The first focus area was Corporate Safety Culture. In the years since this Panel s report Safely Cnlture is being infused into maity organizations via the API RP 754 Process Safety Performance Indicators for Refining and Petrochemical Industries...and other w s. 

Baker III JA, Bowman FL, Erwin G, Gorton S, Hendershot D, Leveson N, Priest S, Rosenthal I, Tebo PV, Wiegmann DA, Wilson LD (2007) The report of the BP U.S, refineries independent safety review panel. The baker report http //www.bp.coin/liveassets/bp intemet/globalbp/ STAGING/global assets/downloads/Baker panel report.pdf. Accessed 16 June 2014 Baram M (2007) Liability and its influence on designing for product and process safety. Saf Sci 45 (1-2) 11-30... 

The leadership of senior managers, and the commitment of the chief executive, is vital to the development of a positive safety oulture. The Baker Panel Report has recently drawn specific attention to the importanoe of ... 

One of the recommendations of the Baker Panel Report following the Texas Qty Refinery explosion was that BP should establish and implement an integrated and comprehensive process safety management system that systematically and continuously identifies, reduces and manages process safety risks at its US refineries. The CSB Investigation Report made similar recommendations. These recommendations are equally applicable to sites with Buncefield-type potential. 

The presence of an effective personal safety management system does not ensure the presence of an effective process safety management system. The Report of the BP US Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel (the Baker Panel report ), following the Texas City refinery explosion in 2005, found that personal injury rates were not predictive of process safety performance at five US refineries. 

The Report of the BP U.S. Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel January 2007 (Fhe Baker Panel Report)... 

The CSB requested an independent panel investigate safety culture and management at BP North America. The Baker panel report found a lack of process safety management at company. BP CEO resigned in 2007. 

Baker, J. (2007) The Report of the BP US Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel. Baker Report. London and Washington, DC. 

And then there is the 374 page Baker Report , which is officially entitled The Report of the BP U.S. Refineries Independerrt Safety Review Panel which was published in Jantrary 2007 [17]. A blue ribbon corrrrruttee was chartered to make a thorough, independent, and creditable assessmerrt of BP s safety culture, safety management systems, and corporate oversight at its five refineries US refineries. 

As recommended the BP Board of Directors established and funded an independent safety review panel in August 2005. This blue ribbon panel was chaired by former Secretary of State James A. Baker, 11. The mission was to review the BP s corporate safety culture, safety management systems, and corporate safety oversight at all five US North American refineries. The report, published in 2007, was officially named The Report of the BP US Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel, however it is commonly called the Baker Report. ... 

The panel consisted of Secretary of State James A. Baker, 11, and ten other distinguished individuals, including leaders in industry, a former senator, a retired admiral, a professor of aeronautics, and process safety specialists. The panel completed their investigation complete with a 374-page report [17]. 

Basically the panel declared that a positive safety culture is the required foundation for effective process safety performance. In a broad brush within the Baker Report a safely culture includes process safety leadership providing emphasis, employee trast and empowerment, snfficient resources, proper positioning of process safety capabilities, and incorporation of process safety into management decision-making. 

The Report of the BP U.S. Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel was made public in January 2007 it has become known in occupational safety and health circles as the Baker Report. The panel s chair was James A. Baker, HI, who has served in senior government positions under three U.S. presidents. 

The report of the BP US refineries independent safety review panel (The Baker Report), January 2007. 

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