Integrating Performance Indicator Into the Audit Process Safety Management System

  • C. R. Che Hassan Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of engineering, University of Malaya
  • M J Pitt Department of Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield
  • A J Wilday Health and safety Executive Sheffield
Keywords: accidents, audit, deficiencies, performance indicators, safety management, sociotechnical pyramid

Abstract

The development of the audit method has included the identification of possible performance indicators at each level of the sociotechnical pyramid for a range of areas of work in which accidents have been shown to occur most frequently. The measurementof performance indicators is part of a feedback loop which causes safety improvements. Integration of performance indicators into the audit system has been tested at three operating chemical industries in Terengganu and Selangor in Malaysia. A summary of the weaknesses of the similar elements identified in the three audited plants is presented. Analysis on the approach used enables the identification of deficiencies in safety management aspects. Keywords: Accidents, audit, deficiencies, performance indicators, safety management, and sociotechnical pyramid.

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Published
2005-12-31
How to Cite
Hassan, C. R. C., Pitt, M. J., & Wilday, A. J. (2005). Integrating Performance Indicator Into the Audit Process Safety Management System. ASEAN Journal of Chemical Engineering, 5(2), 161-168. Retrieved from https://journal.ugm.ac.id/v3/AJChE/article/view/7646
Issue
Vol 5 No 2 (2005)
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