Operating manuals and procedures

Purpose

Operation of facilities within established parameters and according to legislation is an essential aspect of HS&E and process safety.

EI statement

"Management must ensure that the operating manuals and procedures required to support operations are identified, available, accurate, up to date, understood and used."

Integrated reading

Read as the procedures for routine operation of the business as well as the plant. Payments, expenses and corporate cards are day-to-day operating procedures and follow the same rules as an operating procedure: current, usable and actually followed.

Brings in

Payment processingExpenses and corporate cards

Placed here by this reading (5)

CommercialPayment Request Form
Finance & LegalEmployee and Business Expenses Standard · Corporate Credit Card Standard · Payment Processing Work Instruction · Payment Request Form

Expectations (6)

8.1Approved operating manuals and procedures are identified, available, accurate, up to date, understood and used, and are commensurate with the operational risk, and include human factors considerations.
8.2Operating manuals are designed to maximise usability and minimise the likelihood of error and non-compliance.
8.3Operating manuals and procedures should provide: a clear safe operating envelope (SOE); the steps required to prevent an excursion outside the SOE; and clear instructions on actions to be taken if an excursion outside the SOE occurs.
8.4Operating manuals and procedures are regularly reviewed and updated; these reviews involve supervisors and personnel who are required to use them.
8.5Arrangements for operating manuals and procedures are understood and followed; understanding of arrangements, and compliance with them, are regularly tested.
8.6Compliance and performance trends are reviewed by specified levels of management.