Manufacturing Plant protection - Continuous Improvements

Every chemical manufacturing plant needs to improve its safety continuously; otherwise potential hazards will present real danger. But most citizen do not know where to start. There is no idea that comes into their mind.

The list below may give you an idea when it is the time to start plant safety continuous revision project. Think straightforward and start with a small revision task is better. If you have some revision ideas, dispose them based on their priorities.

  • Every time you walk nearby plant site for safety patrol, report any safety looking you get.
  • Regular safety inspection will give you more inputs for safety improvements.
  • Look at your incident, accident and near miss records. Value why they occur and recommend preventive actions as revision ideas.
  • Safety committee meeting is a exquisite time to introduce safety revision project.
  • During hazard identification study, there will be some secret hazards that come without allowable hazard controls. Take them as inputs.
  • Risk estimation results may also come with a lot of revision chances.
  • Evaluate fire drill and accident response exercise results. Look at the weaknesses and deficiencies. Then, plan an improvement.
  • Utilize your firm regulation compliance status report to look for safety revision ideas.
  • During plant overhaul period, you will see secret hazards that you can not see when the plant is in operation.
  • Keep good transportation with citizen who involve in plant operations and maintenance works. They may have primary information related to safety matter.
  • Thanks to Ohsas 18001 auditors. They compare your safety management theory and the implementation. Audit findings will be submitted to you asking for corrective and preventive actions.
  • Whenever you read plant accident news, know the root cause and look at your safety system. If you find the similar case, improve it as soon as possible.
Once you have got an revision idea, make a plan and comprehend it as soon as possible. If the revision task requires high budget or high cost, furnish temporary corrective actions to operate the hazards. Because, we do not know when they will turn into accident or even disaster.

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Manufacturing Plant protection - Continuous Improvements

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