An apparatus, method, and computer program for process control using
people and asset tracking information are provided. One or more process
control data elements are received, which define a location associated
with a person and/or an asset in a processing environment. At least part
of the processing environment is controlled using the one or more process
control data elements. For example, the processing environment could be
controlled based on whether a specified area has been evacuated or
whether one or more specified personnel or types of personnel are present
in the specified area. The location can also be used to prevent the
person and/or the asset from entering a restricted part of the processing
environment, identify any people failing to reach specified zones of the
processing environment during an incident, and identify a current actual
or estimated location of at least one person to be rescued in the
processing environment.