PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN THE OIL INDUSTRY

The MissionSuncor sought to put an integrated corporate Process Safety Management (PSM) system in place with supporting metrics

The ObjectiveManage risk with a systematic approach to reduce the likelihood of operational incidents

The Results

DSS cultural change model of

THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

By embracing the Journey to Zero program, the frequency of employee and contractor lost-time injuries and recordable injuries continued to decline at Suncor.

YEAR-ON-YEAR IMPROVEMENT

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PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT | CASE STUDY

Contractor Recordable Injury Frequency

Employee Recordable Injury Frequency

Employee lost-time Injury Frequency

Contractor Lost-time Injury Frequency

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In 2003, DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) collaborated with Suncor—Canada’s leading

integrated energy company—to develop their Journey to Zero program for employee safety.

The Journey to Zero helped to significantly improve the safety performance in Suncor and

became a cornerstone of Suncor’s culture. However, Suncor wished to further improve risk

management in their operations.

was used to guide the work

ASSESS IMPLEMENT ENVISION PLAN

In 2008, DSS entered into a strategic partnership with Suncor to evolve its culture and implement PSM managing process and supporting standards.

When Suncor acquired Petro-Canada, DSS

helped develop a PSM strategy for the newly integrated company

PSM standards were created in collaboration

with Suncor

A Site Steering Team with strong leadership involvement drove the

process