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Process Safety Management Guide

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This document was prepared by the Process Safety Management Division of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
(CSChE). It is based on earlier editions developed through the Major Industrial Accidents Council of Canada (MIACC), a
voluntary alliance of interested parties dedicated to reducing the frequency and severity of major industrial accidents. From
1987 until its dissolution in 1999, this partnership included the federal, provincial and municipal governments, industry,
labour, emergency response groups, public interest groups and academia. Rights to the document were transferred to the
CSChE on the dissolution of MIACC in 1999. It is sincerely hoped that the information in this document, which provides
introductory guidelines for users to consider and not standards or procedures that must be followed, will lead to an even
better safety record for the process industries of Canada.
The material in the PSM Guide is based on the approach originally developed by the U.S. Center for Chemical Process
Safety (CCPS). The CCPS was established in 1985 as a Directorate of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to focus
on engineering practices that will help prevent or mitigate catastrophic process safety accidents. Its dynamic program of
publications, seminars, training courses and research has made CCPS a powerful voice in the international community
of those committed to engineering practices that can prevent or mitigate catastrophic accidents in chemical processing.
Although the CCPS has since changed to a risk-based approach that supplements the coverage provided by regulation in
the U.S., CSChE has retained the original twelve-element CCPS structure for use in Canada as it provides a sound basis
for site operators in jurisdictions where PSM guidance from competent authorities is not yet established.
For more information on process safety management or on publications available on this and related subjects please visit
the process safety management Division website, www.cheminst.ca/PSM, or contact the Division at psm@cheminst.ca.

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1-39

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English

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978-0-920804-99-5

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4th Edition

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