One of the initial steps in Process Safety Management (PSM) implementation is to complete a qualitative gap analysis against the PSM standard (in this case, the CSA Z767 standard). To perform this gap analysis, PSM Self-Assessment Worksheets have been developed as part of the current work. These documents are for the accountability element.

Accountability addresses senior management’s responsibility for the PSM system, including establishing process safety goals and considering process safety risks throughout the facility lifecycle. Senior management is responsible for ensuring the PSM system is implemented, effective, reviewed, and improved regularly.

The Self-Assessment and Action Plan Worksheet and the resources and industry best practices below are intended to help integrate the accountability element into your workplace.

Learn more about the PSM initiative here.

Key Resources

• How to Use PSM Self-Assessment & Action Plans
• Integrating Process Safety Management into Canadian Wood Pellet Facilities that Generate Combustible Wood Dust. [Rayner Brown, K., Murray, G., Laturnus, B., Yazdanpanah, F., Cloney, C., Amyotte, P.R. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 102, 4085-4103., 2024]
• Managing Risks in Manufacturing Workplaces: How to Use the Self-Evaluation Tool. [WorkSafeBC, 2022].
• Enhancing Health & Safety Culture & Performance: Self-Evaluation Tool for Managing Risks in Manufacturing Workplaces. [WorkSafeBC, 2023].

Industry Best Practices

• Corporate Governance for Process Safety: Self- Assessment Questionnaire for Senior Leaders [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2012]
• Identifying Measurable Safety Goals [California Occupational Safety and Health, 2011]
• Major Hazard Leadership Intervention Tool [Control of Major Hazards, n.d.]
• Managing Risk: The Hazards That Can Destroy Your Business. A Guide to Leadership in Process Safety [Control of Major Hazards, 2018]
• Practical Leadership for Process Safety Management [Travers, I., 2019]
• Process Safety Leadership from the Boardroom to the Frontline [Center for Chemical Process Safety, 2019]
• Process Safety Leadership Guiding Principles [Health and Safety Executive, 2023]
• The Role of Leadership in Process Safety Management System “No Process Safety Management System is an Island” [Levovnik et al., 2019]