Further to the refinery accident during hot work which I had mentioned in my previous blog entry, an article in the Hindu lists out other accidents that occurred in the same refinery in 2009. It also mentions that the refinery won safety awards in 2009 and 2010. There is a disconnect here! Read the article in this link.
While awards are a good way to motivate people, the onus lies on management to sustain and improve process safety performance.Long ago, I had audited an organization that had been granted a prestigious award by an international organization for their safety management system. I visited the plant 6 months after this award. Their safety management was in shambles and I had mentioned to them that the sword is now hanging over your heads.
If everyone goes back home safely everyday and this is maintained, then your process safety management system is working well! Period.
While awards are a good way to motivate people, the onus lies on management to sustain and improve process safety performance.Long ago, I had audited an organization that had been granted a prestigious award by an international organization for their safety management system. I visited the plant 6 months after this award. Their safety management was in shambles and I had mentioned to them that the sword is now hanging over your heads.
If everyone goes back home safely everyday and this is maintained, then your process safety management system is working well! Period.
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