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1. THE TYPE OF RISK Process safety deals with the prevention of major accidents; while occupational safety tends to focus on more common risks such as trips and slips and manual lifting. The former is concerned with potentially catastrophic accidents that may result in multiple fatalities and serious business disruption. The latter addresses the risks we face going about our daily business. 2. THE FREQUENCY OF EVENTS Process safety accidents occur less often than occupational safety incidents. So we must not just focus on the most frequent accidents (such as falls from height), but also on the potentially most serious ones (such as explosions). And it is important when measuring any safety improvements, that progress in safety is not taken as evidence of general improvement.
3. THE POTENTIAL IMPACT The impact of process safety failures can be felt by employees, customers and the wider public. Indeed, failures in process safety can be far reaching and very dramatic for whole communities, while occupational safety is more often concerned with the impact on the individual employee. 4. THE FOCUS OF IMPROVEMENT Improvements in process safety tend to focus on the design of the systems in which we operate – checking that the barriers and controls are fit for purpose. Occupational safety tends to focus on changing our individual behaviours and habits. Securing improvements in process safety not only demands a much wider range of process engineering expertise, but also a personal commitment from all involved.
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