Definition(s)
Process Safety Event (PSE)
For consistency with API RP 754 definitions, an incident is referred to as a Process Safety Event (PSE).
Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards
Process Safety Event (PSE)
A Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) from a process that meets the Tier 1 or Tier 2 definitions in this guide. A PSE is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and is recordable For the purpose of recording a PSE: drilling facilities are considered to be part of a process when operations are ‘in-hole’; land or marine vessels (trucks and ships) are considered to be part of a process when physically connected to a production facility.
Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards