Large Language Models in Process Safety (1 of 5)
Culture, Compliance, Competence, Workforce Involvement
This post is the first in a series to do with the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the process safety discipline. The posts are structured using the 20 elements of process safety management provided by the CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety). In this post, we discuss the elements Culture, Compliance, Competence and Workforce Involvement.
The CCPS elements and links to other posts in this series are shown below. In each post we look at potential benefits and risks.
Large Language Models in Process Safety (1 of 5) (this one)
1. Process Safety Culture
2. Compliance
3. Competence
4. Workforce Involvement
Large Language Models in Process Safety (2 of 5)
5. Stakeholder Outreach
6. Knowledge Management
7. Hazard Identification and Risk Management
8. Operating Procedures
Large Language Models in Process Safety (3 of 5)
9. Safe Work Practices
10. Asset Integrity / Reliability
11. Contractor Management
12. Training / Performance
Large Language Models in Process Safety (4 of 5)
13. Management of Change
14. Operational Readiness
15. Conduct of Operations
16. Emergency Management
Large Language Models in Process Safety (5 of 5)
17. Incident Investigation
18. Measurement and Metrics
19. Auditing
20. Management Review
In this post, we discuss the first four elements: Process Safety Culture, Compliance, Competence, and Workforce Involvement.
1. Process Safety Culture
A strong process safety culture places the prevention of major accidents at the center of organizational values, behaviors, and decision-making. Introducing LLMs into this environment heightens the importance of culture rather than diminishing it.
Potential Benefits of LLMs
Increasing transparency by making information, lessons learned, and draft documents more accessible to everyone in the organization.
Supporting training and awareness by providing quick explanations of hazards, equipment behavior, or process-safety principles.
Helping leadership communicate consistent expectations about process-safety priorities, risk tolerance, and verification requirements.
