Ensuring that the process containment (primary, secondary and tertiary) is intact and that protection measures (barriers) are fit for service including:
- Active Human
- Human actions (often interacting with technology)
- Active Hardware
- Executed by technology
- Active Hardware + Human
- Combination of human behavior and technological execution
- Passive Hardware
- Works by virtue of its presence
- Continuous Hardware
- Always operating
This summarises and/or aligns with the following familiar PSM elements:
OSHA
• Mechanical integrity
CCPS
• Asset integrity and reliability
EI
• Inspection and maintenance
• Management of safety critical devices
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