The Baker Panel Report - ABSA

Appendix A – Scope of Work for BP Independent Safety Review PanelProcess Safety ConsultantThe Panel envisions a review procedure that includes one or more visits to each refineryby a team of people who will review the relevant process safety documents (some of thiscould be done off site ahead of the visit) and interview a cross section of refineryemployees, including management, process safety professionals, operating andmaintenance supervision, and front line operating and maintenance personnel. While thePanel wants to ensure that the refinery has the appropriate process safety managementsystems in place, it is equally concerned with ensuring that these are not merely papersystems and understanding how accurately they represent the actual operation of therefinery. The Panel believes at this point that its goals can be achieved to a largedegree through judicious questioning and review of representative systems anddocuments rather that attempting a complete audit of all the facilities anddocumentation at each of the five refineries.1. The consultant will work with the Panel and its staff toa. review process safety management programs, procedures, actualperformance, and process safety culture at all five BP North Americarefineries, andb. compare them to regulations and industry best practices as described byi. the OSHA Process Safety Management standard,ii. the EPA Risk Management Program requirements,iii. appropriate API standards and other recommended practicesincluding recognized and generally accepted good engineeringpractices, andiv. publications such as those of the Center for Chemical ProcessSafety describing process safety management systems.2. The review must specifically address all of the elements described in the relevantprocess safety management standards and other guidelines, and also any specificrequirements outlined in BP corporate, BP worldwide refining, or BP NorthAmerican standards and guidelines. This includes, for example:a. Process safety informationb. Process hazard analysis, including hazard identification and riskmanagement systemsc. Operating proceduresd. Training (at all levels, including operators, maintenance personnel,engineers and technical personnel, and managers)35