Process Safety Fundamentals (PSF)
bp has adopted the Process Safety Fundamentals (PSF) developed by the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP). These are a set of basic principles for front line that emphasise existing good practices to prevent fatalities from process safety events.
What do I need to do?
- Familiarize yourself and your team with each of the fundamentals.
- Understand how the fundamentals relate to you and your role.
- Apply these fundamentals to your day-to-day activities.
- Stop and speak up when a fundamental cannot be achieved.
- Watch the video below for an introduction to the Process Safety Fundamentals at bp
How do we respect hazards?
- Review and understand what process safety hazards you are potentially exposed to during your day-to-day activities.
- Improve your understanding of the role you play in controlling these process safety hazards.
- Discuss relevant process safety hazards with your team, before, during and after a task.
- Speak up about process safety hazards when you have concerns.
On this page you will find resources to help you understand what the Process Safety Fundamentals are and how they can empower the front line to speak up, support effective risk management and safety improvements and prevent process safety events.
We respect hazards
- We improve our understanding of process safety hazards at our location and our roles in controlling them
- We are vigilant about the potential impacts of uncontrolled process safety hazards.
- We discuss process safety hazards before starting a task.
- We bring forward process safety hazards to be included in activity risk assessments.
Disclaimer
bp is rolling out Process Safety Fundamentals at sites. Where applicable, everyone is expected to apply the relevant PSF to their activities, including bp employees and contractors. The material provided in this page is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to serve as training material, nor does it replace the safety training and requirements established by your own organization. Please ensure you refer to your organization’s specific safety training and requirements.