Tank Storage Association reaffirms its commitment to good major hazard leadership
The Tank Storage Association has today reaffirmed its commitment to good major hazard leadership with the launch of a refreshed Safety Leadership Charter.
The Safety Leadership Charter outlines seven pledges focused on managing major hazard risks through an engaged, positive, informed, and cooperative safety culture. These pledges uphold the original Principles of Process Safety Leadership, which emphasise senior leadership engagement and competence in safety management, active workforce involvement in managing safety, and the sharing of good practice and learning of lessons from across industry sectors.
Peter Davidson, Chief Executive of the Tank Storage Association, said: “Twenty years on from the Buncefield incident, our refreshed Safety Leadership Charter reaffirms our commitment to driving forward a positive and collaborative safety culture, as established following the Process Safety Leadership Group’s final report, both within our member organisations and the wider major hazards community. It is a testament to our collective resolve to strive for the highest standards and continue leading from the front in the management of major hazard risks.”
For a copy of our Safety Leadership Charter, click here.
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Notes to editors
- The Tank Storage Association (TSA) represents the interests of over 80 member companies engaged in the storage of bulk liquids and the provision of products and services to the sector. Collectively, its members operate 290 terminals and distribution hubs in the UK and have 14.7 million cubic metres of storage capacity. TSA’s members provide and support an essential interface between sea, road, rail and pipeline logistics for many different substances including transport and heating fuels, chemicals, animal feed and foodstuffs.
- Health and Safety Executive: Safety and environmental standards for fuel storage sites: Process Safety Leadership Group Final Report (2009).
Contact
Nunzia Florio, Communications Director: T. +44 (0)7903 388584 – Email communications@tankstorage.org.uk
