Orientation to PRISM and Seminar

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Orientation to PRISM and Seminar

• Robin Turney
• Chairman PRISM Steering Committee

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PRISM Overall Objectives

• Improvement of safety in process industries
  through
• Sharing best practice on Human Factors
• Bring together the best from Industry /
  Authorities /Universities /Consultants
• Identifying critical success factors (CSFs)
• Identifying unmet industry needs

• Changing the way in which people work- only you
  can achieve this.

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• PRISM (Process Industries Safety Management)
• Network of
• over 200 organisations
• from 14 countries
• Funded by the European Union Framework Programme
  for Research and Development
• Supported by CEFIC
• Co-ordinated by EPSC

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Overview of PRISM

• FG 1 Cultural and organisational factors
• The Keil Centre JOMC
• FG 2 Optimising human performance
• DNV
• FG 3 Human factors in high demand situations
• TNO / University of Milan
• FG 4 Human factors as part of the engineering
  design process
• Technical University of Berlin

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FG2 Industry End-User Advisors

• Arie Plaisier, ex ICI / Huntsman
• Lazlo Porcsalmy, Chinoin, Hungary
• Key Role
• ensure that the project output is relevant to
  needs of industry
• major part in organisation of this seminar

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Importance of Human Factors in Process Industries

• Important to improve personal/ worker safety. (
  i.e. work on behavioural improvement,
  ergonomics, training etc)
• Many process companies have demonstrated high
  standards of performance in this area.

• Process companies are amongst world leaders in
  safety performance.

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Importance of Human Factors in Process Industries

• Industry has a much greater responsibility to the
  public and others in the Control of Major Hazards

• A major incident can affect the reputation of the
  whole industry across Europe. e,g Toulouse

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Control of Major Hazards

• The necessary high standard of performance
  require

• Equipment fit for purpose

• Management Procedures

• Attention to Human Factors

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Control of Major Hazards

• Regulations and the authorities can have an
  impact in improving performance. e.g Seveso II
• However greatest improvement will must be
  through the action of those in direct control of
  the process.

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FG2 Seminar Overview

• Other PRISM seminars have already covered some of
  the relevant issues
• Procedures ( FG2)
• Training (FG2)
• High demand situations (FG3)
• Control room manning (FG3)
• Design of control rooms (FG3 4)
• This seminar offers an opportunity to share best
  practice on this topic

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FG2 Seminar Overview

• Seminar will include
• Presentations from speakers from Industry,
  Research Organisations, Universities.
• Panel discussions
• Practical sessions

• Opportunity to share your experience

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FG2 Seminar Overview

• End products
• Presentations available on website.
• www.prism-network.org
• Output of seminar
• Leading to
• Guide to Good Practice