On the use of criteria based on the SMART acronym to assess quality of performance indicators for safety management in process industries

Management of safety, and barriers in particular, includes using information expressing performance, i.e. use safety performance indicators. For this to be useful, the indicators should demonstrate adequate quality. In other words, they satisfy some predefined set quality criteria. Without showing quality, are generally unable provide sufficient support for barrier management, which could result poor decisions. article, SMART criteria is considered assess process industries. being an acronym ‘specificity’, ‘measurability’ or ‘manageability’, ‘achievability’, ‘relevancy’ ‘time-based’, covering five key aspects assessing indicator. A discussion on whether able by satisfying these has been conducted. The finding that all satisfied a indicator acceptable regarded as useful management decision-making. However, it also observed including ‘M’ criterion assessment not needed. When there no way conclusions misleading measurability manageability aspects. Hence, only four assessed suggested such situations shorten ‘STAR’. used downstream facilities, ‘dangerous fluid overfilling events’, motivated from 2005 Texas City refinery accident, illustrate situation. applied another incident, Buncefield oil storage depot's accident 2005, broader context it. findings article beyond studied. This means that, despite focusing industries, relevant applicable types energy • Information important management. discusses evaluation Four captured