2010 Spring Meeting & 6th Global Congress on Process Safety

(47a) Implementing An Effective Conduct of Operations and Operational Discipline Program



This paper introduces the concepts of conduct of operations (COO) and operational discipline (OD), the attributes of effective COO/OD systems, and the steps an organization might take to improve their COO/OD programs, based on CCPS Project 0808. In general, the COO program is the management systems that are developed to encourage performance of all tasks in a consistent, appropriate manner. OD is the deliberate and structured execution of the COO management systems by personnel throughout the organization