process safety

I make it a practise to listen to podcast series published on http://controlglobalnews.com/portal/wts/ccmceQa96QaqjBzqsfjMbefsmNh
this time i came across Ashish Ghosh podcast on process safety.
Ashish Ghosh has worked in the field of process safety for over 35years now and is currently with the ARC group.
In the podcast Ashish gives his opinion on the how alarm management is very important for the operators, but at the same time stresses that it is not the only solution and overall safety culture is of utmost importance. According to him the BP texas hazard has less to do with standards and their implementation and more with the management's safety culture.
Goverment stds were also questioned and Ashish feels that in the US they are currently inadequate. He gives the example of germany where the govt makes it mandatory to follow the safety rules but in the US; it is like "you should do it" or "you may do it"..its not "you have to do it".
Also question on baby boomers retiring and sarban-oxley act were discussed. To listen to entire podcast you may visit the above website. It is very interesting and with Walt asking all the possible questions, it gets even better slowly with listening to Ashish's experienced answers....must hear this one!!
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