A framework for critical thinking in process safety management

Process safety management requires many decisions to be made that influence the safety of processes. Human decision making is subject to flaws in reasoning and poor decisions have led to process safety incidents. The discipline of critical thinking can be used to evaluate the merits of decisions. It...

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Published inProcess safety progress Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 337 - 340
Main Author Baybutt, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2016
Subjects
Chemical engineers
critical thinking
Decision making
Decisions
Defects
process safety
Reasoning
Safety
Safety management
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ISSN1066-8527
1547-5913
DOI10.1002/prs.11858

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Summary:Process safety management requires many decisions to be made that influence the safety of processes. Human decision making is subject to flaws in reasoning and poor decisions have led to process safety incidents. The discipline of critical thinking can be used to evaluate the merits of decisions. Its application in process safety management will reduce the likelihood of incidents. A framework for applying critical thinking is described and its use is illustrated with a worked example. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 35: 337–340, 2016
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ISSN:1066-8527
1547-5913
DOI:10.1002/prs.11858