2010 Spring Meeting & 6th Global Congress on Process Safety
(47a) Implementing An Effective Conduct of Operations and Operational Discipline Program
Authors
William Bradshaw - Presenter, ABS Consulting
Lee Vanden Heuval - Presenter, ABS Consulting
Donald K. Lorenzo - Presenter, ABS Consulting
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