CONTENTS -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- User's Guide to the Second Edition -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Guidance for Chapters 3-24 -- PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT AUDIT PROGRAMS -- 1.1 Process Safety Management (PSM) Audits and Programs -- 1.1.1 Management Responsibilities and Accountability -- 1.1.2 Legal Issues -- 1.1.3 PSM Audit Program Purpose and Objectives -- 1.2 PSM Audit Program Scope -- 1.3 PSM Audit Program Guidance -- 1.4 PSM Audit Frequency and Scheduling -- 1.4.1 Establishing the Base Interval -- 1.4.2 Measuring the Time between Audits -- 1.5 PSM Audit Staffing -- 1.5.1 Composition of Audit Teams -- 1.5.2 General Qualifications of Auditors and Audit Team Leaders -- 1.6 Certification of Auditors -- 1.7 PSM Audit Criteria and Protocols -- 1.7.1 Scope of PSM Audit Criteria and Questions -- 1.7.2 Sources of PSM Audit Criteria and Questions -- 1.7.3 Changes to Audit Criteria -- 1.8 Audit Reporting -- 1.8.1 Audit Report Content -- 1.8.2 Distribution of Reports -- 1.8.3 Language of Audit Reports -- 1.8.4 Audit Document Retention -- 1.8.5 Grading of Audits -- 1.8.6 Certification of Audits -- 1.9 Audit Follow-up -- 1.9.1 Action Plan -- 1.9.3 Management System for Resolution and Tracking of Audit Action Items -- 1.9.3 Verification Audits -- 1.10 Quality Assurance -- 1.11 Summary -- CONDUCTING PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AUDITS -- 2.1 Audit Planning -- 2.1.1 Gathering Preparatory Information -- 2.1.2 Audit Purpose, Scope, and Guidance -- 2.1.3 Audit Protocol -- 2.1.4 Audit Team Selection -- 2.1.5 Audit Schedule -- 2.1.6 Advance Facility Visit -- 2.1.7 Audit Logistics -- 2.1.8 Allocation of Resources -- 2.1.9 Audit Plan -- 2.2 On-site Audit Activities -- 2.2.1 The First Day -- 2.2.2 Daily Meetings -- 2.2.3 Closing Meeting -- 2.2.4 Audit Assessment.

2.3 Gathering, Recording, and Evaluating Audit Data and Information -- 2.3.1 Data-Gathering Methods and Sources -- 2.3.2 Audit Interviews -- 2.3.3 Sampling and Testing Strategies and Techniques -- 2.3.4 Recording Audit Data and Information -- 2.3.5 Evaluating Audit Data and Information -- 2.3.6 Formulating Recommendations -- 2.4 Post-Audit Activities -- 2.4.1 Preparing the Audit Report -- 2.4.2 Formulating Action Plans -- 2.4.3 Disposition of Field NotesAVorking Papers -- 2.5 Summary -- PSM APPLICABILITY -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 3.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 3.2.2 Related Criteria -- 3.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 3.3 Audit Protocol -- PROCESS SAFETY CULTURE -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 4.3 Posing Questions to Audit Process Safety Culture -- 4.4 Audit Protocol -- COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 5.3 Audit Protocol -- PROCESS SAFETY COMPETENCY -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 6.2.1 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 6.3 Audit Protocol -- WORKFORCE INVOLVEMENT -- 7.1 Overview -- 7.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 7.2.1 Audit Criteria and Guidance Compliance Requirements -- 7.2.2 Related Criteria -- 7.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 7.3 Audit Protocol -- STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH -- 8.1 Overview -- 8.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 8.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 8.2.2 Related Criteria -- 8.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 8.3 Audit Protocol -- PROCESS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT -- 9.1 Overview -- 9.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 9.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 9.2.2 Related Criteria -- 9.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 9.3 Audit Protocol -- HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ANALYSIS -- 10.1 Overview -- 10.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 10.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 10.2.2 Related Criteria.

10.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 10.3 Audit Protocol -- OPERATING PROCEDURES -- 11.1 Overview -- 11.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 11.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 11.2.2 Related Criteria -- 11.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 11.3 Audit Protocol -- SAFE WORK PRACTICES -- 12.1 Overview -- 12.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 12.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 12.2.2 Related Criteria -- 12.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 12.3 Audit Protocol -- ASSET INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY -- 13.1 Overview -- 13.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 13.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 13.2.2 Related Criteria -- 13.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 13.3 Audit Protocol -- CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT -- 14.1 Overview -- 14.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 14.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 14.2.2 Related Criteria -- 14.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 14.3 Audit Protocol -- TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE -- 15.1 Overview -- 15.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 15.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 15.2.2 Related Criteria -- 15.2.3 Voluntary Consensus Programs -- 15.3 Audit Protocol -- MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE -- 16.1 Overview -- 16.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 16.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 16.2.2 Related Criteria -- 16.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 16.3 Audit Protocol -- OPERATIONAL READINESS -- 17.1 Overview -- 17.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 17.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 17.2.2 Related Criteria -- 17.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 17.3 Audit Protocol -- CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS -- 18.1 Overview -- 18.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 18.2.1 Related Criteria -- 18.2.2 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 18.3 Audit Protocol -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT -- 19.1 Overview -- 19.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 19.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 19.2.2 Related Criteria -- 19.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs.

19.3 Audit Protocol -- INCIDENT INVESTIGATION -- 20.1 Overview -- 20.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 20.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 20.2.2 Related Criteria -- 20.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 20.3 Audit Protocol -- MEASUREMENT AND METRICS -- 21.1 Overview -- 21.2 Related Criteria -- 21.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 21.4 Audit Protocol -- AUDITING -- 22.1 Overview -- 22.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 22.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 22.2.2 Related Criteria -- 22.2.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 22.3 Audit Protocol -- MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT -- 23.1 Overview -- 23.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 23.3 Voluntary Consensus PSM Programs -- 23.4 Audit Protocol -- RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS -- 24.1 Overview -- 24.2 Audit Criteria and Guidance -- 24.2.1 Compliance Requirements -- 24.3 Audit Protocol -- APPENDICES -- Appendix H: International PSM Audits -- Appendix I: PSM Audit Dilemmas -- Appendix J: PSM Audits During Mergers and Acquisitions -- INDEX.