Celanese had several process safety incidents and near misses in 1996. Although there were several root causes, this article will address only one of them; human error. The system which was developed by Celanese to improve this human element is the conduct of operations system. The conduct of operations system has improved process safety performance of the human element by focusing on three operational areas: training, procedures, and general operations. Conduct of operations is a proactive approach to improve the current practices, improve the support systems and the behavior of the operator. The benefits include the following: Consistent application of training and procedures Reduction in human error, and Less process safety incidents This article will describe the need for and the content of conduct of operations system as implemented by Celanese. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog, 2009

Process safety protects and enhances our individual health, our company's success, and our region's business economy. Companies that handle toxic, flammable, and explosive materials understand the importance of process safety and risk management. So do regulators. So should the community and other stakeholders. Individually, these stakeholders have been working for years to improve process safety performance. Accidents continue to occur. It is time to leverage our resources, knowledge, and skills to all strive for a common goal of great process safety performance. CCPS's Vision 20/20 describes that vision, which calls for effort from individual companies and effort that goes well beyond any individual company, indeed beyond the industries. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 34: 111–118, 2015

Vision 20/20, developed by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), looks into the not-too-distant future to describe how great process safety is delivered when it is collectively and fervently supported by industry, regulators, academia, and the community worldwide.

The Center for Chemical Process Safety's (CCPS's) Vision 20/20 describes the characteristics of companies with great process safety performance in the future. This work is extremely important to the process industries and other industries that handle toxic, flammable, and explosive materials because it establishes targets to which companies will aspire for years to come. In developing the vision, it was also recognized that there are issues beyond the scope of individual companies that need to be addressed to enable improved process safety performance. Therefore, in Vision 20/20 there are activities that go well beyond any individual company, indeed beyond the industries. The purpose of this article is to share CCPS's Vision 20/20, begin the process of engaging the broader community in the vision and the steps to achieve it and provide an opportunity for companies to begin comparing their current characteristics to the vision. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog 33: 131–135, 2014