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CCPS

CCPS — Center for Chemical Process Safety

The international organization responsible for developing best practices, guidance and educational resources for process safety management.

Definition

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) is an industry organization established by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) to improve process safety through the development of guidance, best practices, training and technical publications. CCPS has played a leading role in advancing process safety management, risk assessment and asset integrity practices across the global process industries.

Why It Matters

The Center for Chemical Process Safety develops internationally recognized guidance that supports the safe design, operation and management of hazardous process facilities.

In Practice

CCPS publications provide widely adopted guidance covering topics such as Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Management of Change (MOC), Mechanical Integrity, Process Safety Metrics and Risk-Based Process Safety.

Common Misuse

CCPS develops process safety guidance and best practices, whereas regulatory authorities and standards organizations publish enforceable regulations, codes or consensus standards.

Term Details
Synonyms:
CCPS; Center for Chemical Process Safety; AIChE CCPS; Process Safety Guidance
Classification:
Standards, Codes & Regulations
Organization
Intermediate
Applications

Standards, Codes & Regulations; Process Safety; Risk Management.

Where It's Used

Oil and gas.; Petrochemical.; Chemical processing.; Manufacturing.; Power generation.

References

Center for Chemical Process Safety

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