Guidelines for Defining Process Safety Competency Requirements

<p>Dedication xi<br /><br />List of Tables xvii<br /><br />Files on the Web Accompanying This Book &nbsp;xix<br /><br />Acronyms and Abbreviations xxi<br /><br />Glossary xxiii<br /><br />Acknowledgements xxv<br /><br />Preface xxvii<br /><br />Executive Summary xxix<br /><br />ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK xxix<br /><br />INTRODUCTION 1<br /><br />1.1 Why process safety competency? 1<br /><br />1.2 Purpose 2<br /><br />1.3 Audience 3<br /><br />1.4 How to Use This Process 4<br /><br />1.5 Risk Based Process Safety Elements 5<br /><br />1.6 CCPS Vision 20/20 10<br /><br />1.7 References 11<br /><br />2. IDENTIFY PROCESS SAFETY ROLES &amp; COMPETENCY NEEDS 13 <br /><br />2.1 List of generic job roles &nbsp;13<br /><br />2.2 List of proficiency levels 18<br /><br />2.3 List of process safety knowledge/skills 21<br /><br />3. PROCESS SAFETY COMPETENCY MATRIX 23<br /><br />3.1 What is the matrix? 23<br /><br />3.2 How to customize the matrix 25<br /><br />3.3 Uses of the Matrix 31<br /><br />3.4 References 38<br /><br />4. INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS SAFETY COMPETENCIES 39<br /><br />4.1 Develop organization specific competencies 39<br /><br />4.2 Assure compliance with regulations 41<br /><br />4.3 Example Templates and Checklists 44<br /><br />4.4 References 46<br /><br />5. ASSESS COMPETENCIES VS. NEEDS 49<br /><br />5.1 Assessing existing competencies 49<br /><br />5.2 Training for assessors 50<br /><br />5.3 Identify Gaps between current status and needs 51<br /><br />6. DEVELOP GAP CLOSURE PLAN 53<br /><br />6.1 Methods for closing the gaps 54<br /><br />6.2 Supporting materials 55<br /><br />6.3 Pre–requisites before progressing to the next level 57<br /><br />6.4 EXAMPLE of MANAGing GAP CLOSURE 57<br /><br />7. SUSTAINING COMPETENCIES 59<br /><br />7.1 Strategies for Sustaining Competencies 59<br /><br />7.2 Review and Update Competency Needs 61<br /><br />7.3 Organizational Process Safety Culture 62<br /><br />7.4 References 62<br /><br />APPENDIX 1: EXAMPLE COMPETENCIES FOR AUDITING 63<br /><br />APPENDIX 2: PHM COORDINATOR &amp; HA FACILITATOR QUALIFICATIONS 65<br /><br />A2.1 Purpose 65<br /><br />A2.2 Assumptions 65<br /><br />A2.3 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Resource Alignment 68<br /><br />A2.4 Expertise and Experience 69<br /><br />A2.5 EHS and PHM Alignment 69<br /><br />A2.6 Overview of Duties and Responsibilities 72<br /><br />A2.7 Competency–Based Knowledge (Training) Road Map for Qualification 73<br /><br />APPENDIX 3: HAZOP FACILITATOR 75<br /><br />APPENDIX 4: SHOWING GAP CLOSURE PROGRESS<br /><br />Index 81</p>