Procedure management system evaluating current

The following is a general outline for developing procedures. A procedure project may be initiated because there are missing or out-of-date procedures. The first step in any procedure project is to design and implement a procedure management system, or to evaluate your current... 

A deficiency in a procedure management system may not always be apparent. Periodic evaluation of the system, including the written procedures, will help to identify and correct deficiencies. Part of this evaluation should be the verification that the procedures reflect actual, approved plant practices. Procedure users are an excell t system evaluation resource. If your procedures are used frequently, the users will recognize when they no longer reflect current operations or if they begin to stray from the development guidelines. 

Different metrics may be used to describe past performance, predict future performance, and encourage behavioral change. They are a means to evaluate the overall system performance and to develop a path toward superior process safety performance. This is accomplished by identifying where the current performance falls within a spectrum of excellent-to-poor performance. Such information will allow executives and site management to develop plans to address the specific improvement opportunities that could lead to measurable improvement in process safety. Good process safety metrics reinforce a process safety culture that promotes the belief that process safety incidents are preventable, that improvement is continuous, and that policies and procedures are necessary and will be followed. Continuous improvement is necessary and any improvement program will be based on measurable elements. Therefore, to continuously improve performance, organizations must develop and implement effective process safety metrics. 

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