We have now completed our 1st deck of Incidents Cards based on 52 famous (and less well known) Process Safety (Loss of Primary Containment) events researched, evaluated & summarised by Peter Marsh of XBP Refining.
These have been peer reviewed by members of the IChemE Safety & Loss Prevention Special Interest Group.
Their work is documented as a Lessons Learned Database which is free to download by clicking the image below:
A 2nd deck is already in development which will visualise & operationalise the 100+ incidents investigated by the US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board.
Cards
Key aspects of each Incident are illustrated as shown below
These are described on the Incidents Cards page which can be accessed via the icon below:
Cards have a Top Trumps layout similar to the SDS cards and can be used (played) in a variety of ways e.g. discuss if/how this incident relates to our operations or simply who holds the most ‘severe’ card is either the winner or loser – the prize or forfeit to be decided by the team.
The Process Incidents cards use the following iconography:
Hazards
Industries
Contributing Factors
Using the Root Cause Map, Proximate (immediate) and/or Root Causes are indicated by up to 10 of the following Process Safety Management (PSM) elements (cards):
For more information on all our cards & initiatives – please contact us. All materials (physical cards/boxes and digital cards/platforms) can be customised to match your technical & local languages – please visit our Options page for more details.
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