The Need for Securing Support

Obtain top-level management support and use this to leverage broad-based support for the integration of PSM and ESH. 

Read Chapter 2 of the CCPS publication Guidelines for Implementing Process Safety Management Systems, 1993, for guidance on obtaining buy-in. The principles described for obtaining support and commitment for PSM are equally applicable to integration of PSM and ESH. 

A typical project has several phases (illustrated below). This chapter on securing support concentrates on the conceptual design and transition to the detailed design stage. You should remember that the team will need to seeure support from different people at other stages of the project as well. 

Informally review and consider major initiatives or campaigns (for example, PSM and Responsible Care , or other quality management initiatives) that have succeeded in your company—along with those that have failed. What made them work Incentives to participation Relevance to job or quality of life Other factors And what about the failures Lack of follow-through Weak endorsement Poor idea in the first place  

As a very general rule, it s better to presume less knowledge rather than more, because it helps assure that you cover all the bases. It is also easier to shorten a presentation (even while it s in progress) by skipping details than it is to add whole sections to it to fill gaps. 

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