Process safety
Process safety is about understanding and managing the operational plant hazards that could lead to a catastrophic failure.
CS Energy’s process safety management system aims to ensure our assets are safe to run every day, and that our people understand the hazards, know the controls and know that the controls work.
We believe that everyone has a role to play in identifying, fixing and managing plant risks.
Process Safety and Operational Integrity Policy (PDF 135.1KB).
Asset Management Policy (PDF 160.9KB)
Process safety improvement plan
CS Energy is implementing a three-year process safety improvement program. The program is operations-led, with the workforce playing a significant role in each workstream.
In the first year we have focussed on getting the foundations in place for process safety. This included:
- bowties that clearly visualise the risks and controls for our assets
- ranking major incident risks and assigning ownership of those risks
- ensuring safety critical equipment is clearly designated and managed.
The root causes and contributory factors of the Callide Unit C3 event in April 2025 have informed our process safety priorities for FY2026. We will focus on operationalising our bowties through:
- ensuring critical protection systems procedures and standards are reviewed, risk assessed, updated and embedded into operational systems
- uplifting operations capability through succession planning and training
- improving process safety risk evaluation and reporting.