44th Loss Prevention Symposium
Part of the 6th Global Congress on Process Safety
March 21-24, 2010 San Antonio, TX
Call for Papers Now Closed
Registration will open December 2009
LPS Chair: Ronald J. Willey, LPSchair@aiche.org, 617-373-3962
LPS Vice-Chair: Delmar "Trey" Morrison, tmorrison@exponent.com, 630-743-7708
Session Topics and Session Chair Contacts:
Fires, Explosions and Reactive Chemicals
The analysis, prevention, protection and mitigation of fire, explosion, and reactivity hazards continue to be important to the loss prevention community. This session invites papers that identify, characterize, or offer design and operational guidance on fire, explosion and reactivity hazards.
Chairs: Lisa Long, long.lisa@dol.gov, 202-693-2409
Vice-Chairs: Robert P. Benedetti, bbenedetti@nfpa.org, 617-984-7433 and Henry L. Febo, henry.febo@fmglobal.com, 781-255-4771
Combustible Dust Hazards
A recent series of devastating dust explosions and a national emphasis program subsequently initiated by OSHA renewed interest on this important topic. This session invites original papers describing advances in combustible dust hazard evaluation, improved methods for prevention and mitigation, and novel approaches for compliance with the safety standards and regulations.
Chair: Erdem A. Ural, erdem.ural@lpsti.com, 781-818-4114
Vice-Chair: Dennis C. Hendershot, d.c.hendershot@worldnet.att.net, 610-419-4780
QRA and Risk Assessment
The use of Quantitative Risk Assessment as an integral part of Process Safety Management has been steadily increasing in the last several decades. Efforts have been made by AIChE-CCPS (via the publication of "Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis, 2nd edition" and "Guidelines for Developing Safety Risk Criteria") to encourage use of this methodology. Papers and presentations on (a) the practical use of QRA, (b) the establishment of useful criteria for prioritizing risks and for making informed risk-based decisions, (c) the introduction of QRA into existing PSM systems, and (d) other related topics are encouraged.
Chair: David G. Clark, davidgclark1@verizon.net, 302-731-5314
Vice-Chair: Cheryl Grounds, Cheryl.Grounds@bp.com, 281-366-4740
Human Factors
The impact of human performance on process safety has been well recognized within industry. Efforts have been made by AIChE-CCPS (via the publication of "Guidelines for Preventing Human Error in Process Safety") to raise awareness of the importance of human factor issues and to provide tools and techniques for use in assessing human reliability. This session invites original papers that discuss key performance influencing factors and management systems for maximizing human performance, provide actual data on human reliability that can be applied to analyses within the chemical process industry, or offer methodologies for quantifying human error and reducing its frequency.
Chair: Brian D. Kelly, kellybd@telus.net, 403-375-0709
Vice-Chair: Kathleen A. Kas, kkas@rohmhaas.com, 315-785-7261
Case Histories and Lessons Learned
Reviews of process safety incidents and near misses provide valuable learning opportunities. Papers dealing with incidents, near misses, and the lessons learned are requested.
Chair: Steve Meszaros, meszars@wyeth.com, 484-865-9982
Vice-Chair: John Murphy, hamjfm@embarqmail.com, 941-624-0171, and Jaffee Suardin, J.Suardin@shell.com, 281-460-4504