Industrial safety refers to the management of all operations and events within an industry in order to protect its employees and assets by minimizing hazards, risks, accidents, and near misses. Industrial safety is overseen by federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
There are 2 main types of industrial safety systems in process industry: Process Safety System or Process Shutdown System, (PSS). Safety Shutdown System (SSS): This includes Emergency Shutdown-(ESD) and Emergency Depressurization-(EDP) Systems.
Safety management or industrial safety is a section of management which deals with the study of the possibilities of any mishap or danger, correlated to the health of workers or equipment, chemicals or machines in an industry.
Industrial safety is important as it safeguards human life, especially in high risk areas such as nuclear, aircraft, chemical, oil and gases, and mining industries, where a fatal mistake can be catastrophic. Industrial Safety reduces risks to people, and processes.