Process Safety Leading and Lagging KPI – “You Don’t Improve What You Don’t Measure”

The paper will explain the need and necessity for having a process safety key performance Indicators, and explore the benefits and challenges of identifying , monitoring and controlling those indicators toward plant process safety. Examples of KPIs for process safety management systems will be explained and categorizing as leading and lagging KPIs , four tier approach will be demonstrated with recommended indicator for each tier . Additionally, the importance of selecting and balancing leading and lagging indicators effect on predicting and avoiding any incident. Moreover, share examples for automated KPI created at Saudkayan to monitor and control specific leading process safety KPI. Finally, list of recommended process safety metrics and compare it to OSHA requirements.