2006: Release of HSE, UK HSG 254 Developing Process Safety Indicators
2007: US Chemical Safety Board Incident Report and Independent Baker Panel Report:
No existing consensus on process safety metrics/API tasked to develop process safety metrics.
2007: Many NGOs began work on process safety metrics (CCPS, ACC, API, OECD, EHS, NPRA, etc.)
2008: Release of CCPS process safety metrics guideline (white paper), “Process Safety Leading and Lagging Metrics”
2009: Release CCPS book, Guidelines on Process Safety Metrics
2010: Release of API RP 754: Process Safety Performance Indicators, 1st Edition
2011: Harmonization of API and CCPS process safety metrics guideline/CCPS Releases revised process safety metrics guideline (white paper), “Process Safety Leading and Lagging Metrics, 2nd Ed”
2011: Release of CEFIC Guidance on Process Safety Performance Indicators
2011: IOGP Report 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice of Key Performance Indicators
2015: Release of iChemE Lead Process Safety Metrics, selecting, tracking, and learning
2016: Release of IOGP Report 556, Process Safety – Leading key performance indicators (Supplement to Report 456)
2016: Release of API RP-754, revised, 2nd Ed.
2018: Release of CCPS process safety metrics guideline (final edition), “Process Safety Metrics: Guide for Selecting Leading and Lagging Indicators”
2018 and beyond: Migration of CCPS process safety metrics content to this website. Creating repository of process safety metrics information, examples, surveys, and links to various guides and reference material
