Process Safety Incident Database (PSID) | AIChE

Process Safety Incident Database (PSID)

Project Scope 

PSID Summary

PSID is an easily accessible, secure database that tracks process safety incidents with a focus on the lessons learned from the reports. It contains over 710 member-submitted incident details. Participants use the database to pool and share process safety incident experience among participating companies so they can learn from the experiences of others without suffering the consequences of failures, while minimizing corporate liability. PSID contains incidents and near misses that did or could have resulted in fires, explosions, fatalities, multiple injuries, and significant release of hazardous materials. 

PSID Steering Committee

The new PSID has been launched on a modern, state of the art software platform.  The updated platform is fully configurable, easy to maintain, faster, reliable, and efficient, thus enhancing user experience from data entry to reporting analytics and search functionality. There are many attributes to search from, including incident types (fires, explosions, toxic releases, near misses) as well as lessons learned, root causes, emergency response, and references to key RBPS elements.

The PSID Steering Committee meets monthly in order to provide continuous improvement to the database. Below are some of the responsibilities for the Steering Committee.

  1. Software Analysis – Help CCPS staff to maintain and provide continuous improvement to the database.
  2. Promote PSID and create incentives for incident input.
  3. Data Analysis – Evaluate data of general interest to PSID users.

The PSID committee is comprised of representatives from CCPS member companies. Any non-governmental or non-regulatory CCPS member company is eligible to join PSID. 

PSID Confidentiality

CCPS agrees to maintain the security and confidentiality of data submitted and to avoid disclosure of any information other than that agreed upon by the Participants or as required by law. Due to the confidentiality of the data, access for members must be approved by the member company’s PSID Administrator. All participating companies should submit at least one incident per year to the database.

Confidentiality and security are maintained through a robust software system and workflow process.

The information contained in PSID, and all output from this system, are available to participating CCPS member company employees strictly for their internal use. It shall not be released to, or discussed with others, without the written approval of CCPS.

It is sincerely hoped that the information presented in this database will lead to an even more impressive safety record for the entire industry. However, neither the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, its consultants, CCPS Technical Steering Committee and Subcommittee members, their employers, their employers' officers and directors, warrant or represent, expressly or by implication, the correctness or accuracy of the content of the information presented in this database. As between (1) American Institute of Chemical Engineers, its consultants, CCPS Technical Steering Committee and Subcommittee members, their employers, their employers' officers and directors, (2) the user of this database, the user accepts any legal liability or responsibility whatsoever for the consequence of its use or misuse.

Access the New Database

PSID is an excellent platform for ‘Member Sharing’ and provides anonymity to those who wish to share incident data. Member companies who wish to enhance the breadth of knowledge in PSID can contact ccps_psid@aiche.org.

Accepting Volunteers 

Yes

Project Status 

On-going

Status Updated On 

January 25, 2023