The development and use of effective and user-friendly Operating and Maintenance procedures in process facilities is essential for safe and efficient operations. Written procedures are also a requirement of OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard, CFR 1910.119. Procedures can have as much impact on process safety as the process equipment.
Many companies assume their employees can write procedures simply by documenting what they do.
However, this approach often produces ineffective procedures. These new methods produce procedures that are much more effective and usable. The role of a management system for procedures is explained ranging over procedure design, development, implementation, maintenance and control. You will learn how to decide when procedures are needed. You will also learn how to design procedures to ensure their usability.