Process Safety Management(PSM)
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

Get employees home safely each day!

How do we do this?

We minimize risk.

What is risk?

Risk is the possibility of losing something of value. Risk can also be defined as the intentional interaction with uncertainty. Uncertainty is a potential, unpredictable, and uncontrollable outcome; risk is a consequence of action taken despite uncertainty.

Risk perception is the subjective judgment people make about the severity and probability of a risk and may vary person to person, and company to company. Any human endeavor carries some risk, but some are much riskier than others.

So where does IndustryDocs What-If Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) play a role in risk minimization at your facility?

What-If PHA provides a systematic approach for evaluating risk in your workplace with an easy-to-use spreadsheet approach that is populated by those employees that understand the operation and maintenance, known hazards of the commodities, and have knowledge of previous incidents.

What-If PHA Spreadsheet

Process Safety

Process safety focuses on preventing fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in chemical process facilities or other facilities dealing with hazardous materials such as refineries, and oil and gas (onshore and offshore) production installations. Process safety generally refers to the prevention of unintentional releases of chemicals, energy, or other potentially dangerous materials (including steam) during the course of chemical processes that can have a serious effect to the plant and environment.

Process Safety

Process Safety Management (PSM)

Process safety management is an analytical tool focused on preventing releases of any substance defined as a "highly hazardous chemical" by the EPA or OSHA. Process Safety Management (PSM) refers to a set of interrelated approaches to managing hazards associated with the process industries and is intended to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents resulting from releases of chemicals and other energy sources.

Process Safety Management (PSM)

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) is a set of organized and systematic assessments of the potential hazards associated with an industrial process. A PHA provides information intended to assist managers and employees in making decisions for improving safety and reducing the consequences of unwanted or unplanned releases of hazardous chemicals.

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Videos
Provide Lessons Learned

Serious safety incidents continue to occur at an alarming rate. Reviewing current and prior incidents is a key component of a successful Process Hazard Analysis (PHA). Safety incident investigations provide valuable lessons and recommendations for a more effective PHA. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) safety message videos provide lessons learned, effective safety solutions, and important reminders from safety incident investigations. Safety incident awareness and compliance with your facility operating and maintenance procedures along with adherence to your safe work practices reduces the likelihood or consequences of similar incidents or hazards in the future. Shown below, are a few of the many CSB safety message videos applicable to PHA, risk analysis, and risk mitigation.

PHA & CSB Videos