Plant & Process Safety

The Fires, Explosions & Releases Reporting Tool (FERRET) supports companies with a flexible and low-cost instrument to fulfil their Process Safety reporting.

The tool offers automatic references to Cefic and other reporting standards. Calculations are kept as simple as possible and as open as possible, such that adaptation to specific company need can be made.

The tool provides :

• 2 XLS sheets : one ready for use to report at site level and one open for customisation with example content),
• 1 user guide document,
• 1 short video guide.

FERRET has been developed by SWISSI on behalf of the European Process Safety Centre (EPSC) and Clariant.

This guidance facilitates the development of universally applicable process safety metrics. It provides the basis for a reporting system that captures safety performance data at global, regional and country level which allows senior management to recognize the actual level of performance and identify trends so that unplanned and undesired process incidents can be avoided, reduced or rectified.

This process safety guidance has been developed by the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) in the UK.

The guidance summarizes the chief indicators of best practice. A short questionnaire is included allowing for a self-assessment. Issues covered include leadership, policy, visibility, performance indicators, improvement plan a. o.

The company will gain in terms of its ability to avoid major accidents, to satisfy expectations of regulators, and to demonstrate to the public that chemical businesses responsibly manage major hazard risks.

These OECD Guiding Principles cover the safe planning and operation of facilities where there are hazardous substances involved. Issues covered include emergency preparedness, land-use planning, accident response, follow-up to incidents a. o.

The extensive guidance document links to special information tailored for SMEs on the OECD website.