For leaders to fulfill their process safety responsibilities, they must demonstrate the same leadership attributes required for success in every other business area. This book discusses how leaders apply these attributes to drive strong process safety cultures and disciplined management systems. Based on benchmarking and broad industrial experience, this groundbreaking book begins by making the "Business Case for Process Safety," showing the many ways process safety benefits the organization. It then describes essential behaviors and actions for leaders to drive excellence in process safety. Key topics include: Demonstrating process safety leadership; Maintaining management system accountability; Driving culture; Establishing risk criteria and safeguards; Driving operation within constraints; Addressing accidents and near-misses; Ensuring corporate memory; Verifying execution