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MOU Signed: CCPS & OISD are Knowledge Partners

Shri Hirak Dutta and Ms. Louisa Nara exchanging the signed MOU folders.
Shri Hirak Dutta and Ms. Louisa Nara exchanging the signed MOU folders.
March 26, 2013

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of India’s Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) to cooperate in advancing the practice of process safety in the petroleum sector in India and around the world.

The signing ceremony took place on March 14, during a CCPS workshop on “Recognizing Hazardous Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries” that was held in Goa, India. Participants of the workshop included delegates from OISD and CCPS member companies based in India.

The MOU broadens the sharing of lessons learned from process safety incidents, as well as information on the latest developments in the practice of process safety. This communication may lead to joint meetings and conferences, peer review of each other’s publications, and other activities. Leaders of both organizations say such cooperation is critical to incorporating process safety into companies’ management systems to prevent the recurrence of existing and former problems.

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