Overview
- 2P1: Risk, Hazard and Controls
- Define risk and provide an example.
- Define hazard and provide an example.
- Define control.
- BP America Refinery Explosion
Review the Investigation Details from the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board on the BP America Refinery Explosion that occurred in March, 2005. - 2A1: PDCA Summary BP America Refinery Explosion
Utilizing the investigation details provided by the US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, identify one failure of BP's safety program. Using the PDCA cycle, write a summary of each step of the cycle using the failure you identified, and respond accordingly to the following:Provide a detailed introduction on the failure in BP's safety program that you have identified.
Plan - Define the processes and objectives required to correct the results identified in the CSB investigation of this one failure.
Do - Define the objectives and processes that will be required to be implemented at BP America Refinery to correct this one failure.
Check - Identify methods to measure and monitor all the new processes that correct the one failure against OSHA standards. Identify areas where there could be failures in this new process.
Act - Identify the required internal actions to ensure that performance will continually improve regarding to this failure.
Summarize in your opinion, how the unidentified hazards in this case resulted in a catastrophic event.