- High level framework for process safety management
- Technical workshop proceedings: Initial report - Framework for high-level process safety management
- Technical workshop proceedings: Process safety management framework
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 1: Leadership, commitment and responsibility
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 2: Identification and compliance with legislation and industry standards
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 3: Employee selection, placement and competency, and health assurance
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 4: Workforce involvement
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 5: Communication with stakeholders
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 6: Hazard identification and risk assessment
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 7: Documentation, records and knowledge management
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 8: Operating manuals and procedures
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 9: Process and operational status monitoring, and handover
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 10: Management of operational interfaces
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 11: Standards and practices
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 12: Management of change and project management
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 13: Operational readiness and process start-up
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 14: Emergency preparedness
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 15: Inspection and maintenance
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 16: Management of safety critical devices
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 17: Work control, permit to work and task risk management
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 18: Contractor and supplier selection and management
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 19: Incident reporting and investigation
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 20: Audit, assurance, management review and intervention
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 20: Audit, assurance, management review and intervention– Annex G: In-line control checks and performance measures for all EI Process safety management framework elements
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Process safety
The manufacture, handling and use of dangerous substances are major hazards – not only to workers but also to members of the public nearby, assets and the environment. Our process safety guidance documents consider these major hazards and assess how to control them; in particular, by containing dangerous substances and pressurised systems and keeping them under control. These publications are intended to contribute to effective process safety management across the entire industry.
- A framework for the use of key performance indicators of major hazards in petroleum refining
- Guidance on power station closure, decommissioning and handover for demolition or sale
- EI Research report: A framework for monitoring the management of ageing effects on safety critical elements
- EI Research report: Process safety competency profiles for the power generation sector
- Guidance on effective workforce involvement in health and safety
- Guidance on managing human and organisational factors in decommissioning
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 1: Leadership, commitment and responsibility
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 2: Identification and compliance with legislation and industry standards
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 3: Employee selection, placement and competency, and health assurance
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 4: Workforce involvement
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 5: Communication with stakeholders
- High level framework for process safety management
- Human factors briefing note no.1 - Introduction
- Human factors briefing note no. 2 – Alarm handling
- Human factors briefing note no. 3 – Organisational change
- Human factors briefing note no. 4 – Maintenance
- Human factors briefing note no. 5 – Fatigue
- Human factors briefing note no. 6 – Safety critical procedures
- Human factors briefing note no. 7 – Training and competence
- Human factors briefing note no. 8 – Ergonomics
- Human factors briefing note no. 9 – Safety culture
- Human factors briefing note no. 10 – Communications
- Human factors briefing note no. 11 – Task analysis
- Human factors briefing note no. 12 – Human error and non-compliance
- Human factors briefing note no. 13 – Human reliability analysis
- Human factors briefing note no. 14 – Behavioural safety
- Human factors briefing note no. 15 – Incident and accident analysis
- Human factors briefing note no. 16 – Human factors integration
- Human factors briefing note no. 17 – Performance indicators
- Human factors briefing note no. 18 – Leadership
- Human factors briefing note no. 19 – Pressure and stress
- Human factors briefing note no. 20 – Occupational safety vs. process safety
- Human factors briefing note no. 21 – Supervision
- Human factors briefing note no. 22 – Willingness to act
- Human factors briefing note no. 23 – Workload and staffing levels
- Supporting safety decision making in companies: Briefing notes for Board members, managers and other leaders
- Technical workshop proceedings: Initial report - Framework for high-level process safety management
- Guidance on quantified human reliability analysis (QHRA)
- A risk-based approach to hazardous area classification
- API/EI Research report Verification of lightning protection requirements for above ground hydrocarbon storage tanks
- EI Research report: Atmospheric pressure above-ground storage tank loss of containment incidents involving petroleum, petroleum products, or other fuels
- EI Research Report: Dispersion modelling and calculations in support of EI Model Code of Safe Practice Part 15: Area classification code for installations handling flammable fluids
- EI Research report: Hazard and risk assessment for bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage events
- Guidance and toolkit for training on emergency decision making in loss of containment incidents
- Guidance on applying a creeping change hazard identification (CCHAZID) methodology
- Guidance on assigning ignition probabilities in onshore and offshore quantitative risk assessments
- Guidance on conceptual design, selection and life cycle assurance of liners intended to improve integrity of bunds to above-ground storage tanks for bulk storage of petroleum, petroleum products or other fuels
- Guidance on conceptual design, selection and life cycle assurance of products intended to improve integrity of bases of above-ground storage tanks holding petroleum, petroleum products or other fuels
- Guidance on management of third party changes to plant control systems
- Guidance on the management, achievement, operation and maintenance of functional safety employing safety instrumented systems in support of IEC 61511
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 6: Hazard identification and risk assessment
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 7: Documentation, records and knowledge management
- Guidance on passive fire protection for process and storage plant and equipment
- Guidance on risk assessment and conceptual design of tertiary containment systems for bulk storage of petroleum, petroleum products, or other fuels
- Guidance on United Kingdom continental shelf (UKCS) subsea pipeline decommissioning including comparative assessment (CA) and interim pipeline regime (IPR)
- Guidelines for offshore oil and gas installations that are not permanently attended
- Guidelines for the avoidance of vibration induced fatigue failure in process pipework
- Guidelines for the design, installation and management of small bore tubing assemblies
- Guidelines for the management of flexible hose assemblies
- Model Code of Safe Practice Part 9: Liquefied petroleum gas - large bulk storage
- Predictions of minimum spark ignition energy and quenching distances for CH4/H2 and C3H8/H2 mixtures with air
- Technical workshop proceedings: Fuel storage tank overfill prevention systems
- Technical workshop proceedings: Process safety in decommissioning projects
- A management approach to weight engineering
- Defect assessment in offshore structures
- Floating structures: A guide for design and analysis
- Guide to quantitative risk assessment for offshore installations
- High strength steels - the significance of yield ratio and work hardening for structural performances
- IGE/GL/8 EDITION 2 (Communication 1721) Reporting and Investigation of gas-related incidents
- IGE/SR/15 EDITION 5 (Communication 1746) Integrity of safety-related systems in the gas industry
- IGE/SR/18 EDITION 2 (Communication 1678) Safe working practices to ensure the integrity of gas pipelines and associated installations
- IGE/SR/24 (Communication 1655) Risk assessment techniques
- IGE/SR/25 Edition 2 (Communication 1748) Hazardous area classification of Natural Gas installations
- IGE/TD/4 EDITION 4 (Communication 1725) PE and steel gas services and service pipework
- IGE/UP/1 EDITION 2. REPRINT WITH AMENDMENTS (Communication 1716) Strength testing, tightness testing and direct purging of industrial and commercial gas installations
- Offshore structures: Design/fabrication interface
- Treatment of water offshore. A managed programme of research 1988 to 1995
- Guidance on safety integrity level determination for safety instrumented systems in support of IEC 61511
- Guidance on fire, combustible gas and toxic gas detection system development
- Technical workshop proceedings: Hydrogen safety cases – Challenges in hydrogen safety case development in UK/European industrial clusters
- Research report: Modelling toxic hazards of sour water releases – consolidated knowledge of sour water releases physics and chemistry
- Model Code of Safe Practice Part 19: Fire precautions at petroleum refineries and bulk storage installations
- Bow ties in risk management: A concept book for process safety
- High level framework for process safety management
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 8: Operating manuals and procedures
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 9: Process and operational status monitoring, and handover
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 10: Management of operational interfaces
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 11: Standards and practices
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 12: Management of change and project management
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 13: Operational readiness and process start-up
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 14: Emergency preparedness
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 15: Inspection and maintenance
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 16: Management of safety critical devices
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 17: Work control, permit to work and task risk management
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 18: Contractor and supplier selection and management
- Guidance on passive fire protection for process and storage plant and equipment
- Guidance on selection, installation and management of fire resistant sealant materials and system components for secondary containment construction/expansion joints
- Guidelines for the avoidance of vibration induced fatigue failure in process pipework
- Guidelines for the design and protection of pressure systems to withstand severe fires
- Guidelines for the design, installation and management of small bore tubing assemblies
- Guidelines for the management of flexible hose assemblies
- Guidelines for the management of safety critical elements
- Guidelines for the safe and optimum design of hydrocarbon pressure relief and blowdown systems
- Guidelines for the safe design and operation of shell and tube heat exchangers to withstand the impact of tube failure
- Research report: Fire resistance testing of sealant materials and system components for secondary containment construction/expansion joints
- Acoustic communications for ROVs
- Controlling the damaging effects of sulphate-reducing bacteria
- Guidelines for the safe use of explosives under water
- IGE/SR/18 EDITION 2 (Communication 1678) Safe working practices to ensure the integrity of gas pipelines and associated installations
- IGEM/SR/28 Edition 2 Trenchless techniques (1753)
- Guidelines for an emergency action plan for fire and explosion risks at filling stations
- Vulnerability review and assessment for safety and environmental critical equipment to control escalation risks on atmospheric storage tank sites
- Data tables for hydrocarbon leak incidents in the UKCS 1992-2017
- EI Research report: Enhancing human performance using process safety performance indicators
- EI Research report: Measures and key performance indicators to manage maintenance in upstream petroleum production
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 19: Incident reporting and investigation
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 20: Audit, assurance, management review and intervention
- Guidance on meeting expectations of EI Process safety management framework element 20: Audit, assurance, management review and intervention– Annex G: In-line control checks and performance measures for all EI Process safety management framework elements
- Acoustic communications for ROVs
- Controlling the damaging effects of sulphate-reducing bacteria
- Current and potential use of high strength steels in offshore structures
- Disposal of nuclear waste at sea
- Drag and inertia coefficient data for cylinders
- Effect of temperature variation on creep of concrete
- Fatigue crack growth research
- Influence of methods and materials on the durability of repairs to concrete coastal and offshore structures
- Intelligent control of ROV's and manipulators
- New design methods for offshore piles
- Node flexibility and its effect on jacket structures - a pilot study on two-dimensional frames
- On site checks for underwater video picture quality
- Probability-based fatigue inspection planning
- Review of repairs to offshore structures and pipelines
- Structural integrity monitoring for the offshore industry - some developments with industrial potential
- Titanium alloys in offshore subsea production systems
- Treatment of water offshore. A managed programme of research 1988 to 1995
- Underwater inspection of steel offshore structures: implementation of a new approach
- Vision systems for subsea robotic tasks
Other titles
- Disposal of nuclear waste at sea
- Guidelines for the management of obsolescence in subsea facilities
- Guidance on applying inherent safety in design: Reducing process safety hazards whilst optimising CAPEX and OPEX
- Guidance on design and operating limits for fuel storage tanks at retail filling stations
- Guidance on management of third party changes to plant control systems
- Guidance on managing process safety in decommissioning projects
- Guidance on the inspection, testing and maintenance of pipeline emergency shutdown valves incorporating guidance regarding aspects common to non-closure-critical valves
- Guidance on managing obsolescence and upgrading industrial automation and control systems (IACS)
- Failure mode and effects analysis tool for above-ground storage tanks storing petroleum, petroleum products or other fuels - Part 1: Failure mode analysis for primary containment
- Failure mode and effects analysis tool for above-ground storage tanks storing petroleum, petroleum products or other fuels – Part 2: Effects analysis for secondary containment
- Guidance on safe plant reinstatement
- The risk of structural failure of decommissioned offshore oil and gas installations worldwide