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Understand how effectively major hazard risks are being managed. The Five Star Process Safety Management Audit provides an independent, structured assessment of your systems, controls and operational arrangements against recognised best practice.
Understanding how effectively process safety is managed helps reduce risk and protect operations. The Five Star Process Safety Management Audit from British Safety Council benchmarks performance and provides practical recommendations for improvement, delivered by experienced practitioners.
Start your path to Five StarThe audit follows the recognised PLAN–DO–CHECK–ACT management cycle, examining whether the systems designed to prevent major incidents are understood, implemented, monitored and continually improved.
PLAN
Assess leadership, governance, compliance, responsibilities, competence, resources, risk management and management of change.
DO
Examine hazard identification, risk assessment, plant design, asset integrity, operating procedures, permits, operational control and emergency arrangements.
CHECK
Review performance monitoring, incident investigation, KPIs, auditing, benchmarking and how findings are analysed and communicated.
ACT
Evaluate management review, leadership effectiveness, compliance and opportunities to continually strengthen process safety performance.
Process safety depends on multiple systems working together. The Five Star PSM Audit helps identify where controls are strong, where vulnerabilities exist and where improvement should be prioritised.
Test how effectively major hazard scenarios are identified, understood and translated into appropriate risk controls.
Review inspection, maintenance, safety critical equipment and the systems designed to maintain plant integrity throughout its life.
Examine operating procedures, safe start-up and shutdown, alarm management, permit-to-work and critical operational controls.
Understand whether organisational, technical and operational changes are assessed and controlled before new risks are introduced.
Assess emergency response, crisis management and fire safety arrangements for credible major hazard scenarios.
Review KPIs, incident investigation, audits and benchmarking to understand whether learning is driving meaningful improvement.
Our Five Star PSM Audit provides a comprehensive, end-to-end review of your process safety management systems - one of the most thorough assessments available. It can also combine Five Star and ISO-aligned requirements into a single, streamlined evaluation.
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Evidence comes from documentation, your people and your operations, helping build a more complete view of whether process safety arrangements are delivering their intended outcomes.
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Your systems, policies, procedures, risk controls and supporting evidence are reviewed against the Five Star PSM specification.
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Management, employees and relevant stakeholders are interviewed to understand how process safety responsibilities and controls operate in practice.
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Site tours, visual inspection and operational sampling provide evidence of whether documented arrangements are effectively implemented.
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Your report identifies strengths, areas for improvement, observations, recommendations and action planning alongside your quantified audit result.
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Speak to our team about your operations, your process safety priorities and how the Five Star Process Safety Management Audit could help strengthen assurance and drive continual improvement.
Enquire now →Achieving a Five Star Audit opens the door to some of the most respected awards in health, safety, and environmental management. These awards are your chance to showcase what makes your organisation stand out. Using your audit as the foundation, the process highlights the strength of your systems, your people, and your culture. For organisations that truly live and breathe excellence, it’s an opportunity to gain global recognition for the standards you’ve worked hard to achieve.
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