The demographic gap refers to the difference between the birth rate and the death rate in a specific population.
It is also known as the population growth rate..
On one side of this divide are mostly poor countries with relatively high birth rates and low life expectancies.
On the other side are mostly wealthy countries with birth rates so low that population decline is all but guaranteed and where average life expectancy extends past age 75, creating rapidly aging populations..
Two of the incidents (ITC and Watson Grinding) shown in Fig
6 do not involve operating facilities and it is not very clear if they covered by PSM program or if they are under enforcement
Over the years, companies have effectively implemented PSM programs to reduce the number of incidents as well their severity
Over the years, companies have effectively implemented PSM programs to reduce the number of incidents as well their severity
However, more effort needs to be extended to evaluate the effectiveness of PSM by addressing the factors at play as discussed in this paper
The lack of training in the principles of PSM directly affects the effectiveness of the PS programs at operating facilities since those on the front lines are not trained and hence are poorly positioned to take responsibility for the implementation of process safety in the plant, they work in
