A call to action—next steps for vision 20/20

Abstract

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

Taking vision 20/20 to new heights

“…Vision 20/20 was embraced by a variety of organizations. It has been shared within CCPS member companies, as well as with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), 2 the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 3 and the Offshore Technology Conference. 4 In 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated support for the stakeholder collaboration called for by Vision 20/20 and indicated that the EPA's report "Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security-A Shared Commitment" was very much in alignment with this concept.…”

Used, classic, or antique; solving the enigma of disciplined adherence to standards for existing equipment

“…The emphasis in the CCPS Vision 20/20 tenet, Disciplined Adherence to Standards, is creating and following standards for existing equipment . Normally when Vision 20/20 is discussed, standards for existing equipment is briefly mentioned, but not thoroughly described.…”