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Use of a Tank Car Terminal Valve Emergency Shutoff As an SIS in Control of Toxic Gas Releases

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
July 14, 2001, at the ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc., (ATOFINA) plant in Riverview, Michigan, a pipe attached to a fitting on the unloading line of a...

Revalidating Risk Assessments in Laboratory and Pilot Plant Facilities: A Model

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
By its very nature, a research and development facility is in constant change. We are always trying something new, whether that be processes,...

Catalyst Safety Assessment: Safer Start-Ups Via Risks Assessment of Catalysts/Adsorbents in the Transient Phases of Start-up

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
The 2014 explosion of an SMPO unit in Shell Moerdijk led to the realization that there were significant process safety risks associated with catalyst...

Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Bund Overtopping Process after a Catastrophic Failure of LNG Storage Tanks

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
LNG is usually stored in large tanks, and the tank volume is up to 230,000 cubic meters. Regulations mandate the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage...

Storytelling from Past Incident Investigations: A Key to Building Personal Commitment to PSM Program Implementation and Participation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
Abstract The rigorous application of continuous improvement to Process Safety Management (PSM) programs to a facility or operation results in:...

Unintended Consequences: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
Whenever we change something or perform an act, we have certain expectations as to the outcome. However, it is possible that there will be...

Managing Safety Critical Equipment and Design Performance Standards in Major Capital Projects - BP Mad Dog 2 Project

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
For an offshore facility, identifying safety critical equipment (SCE) and ensuring that they are designed, built, installed and commissioned based on...

Using the STAMP Systems-Based Approach to Identify Hazards for the Transient Operating State: What Is It and How Can It Help Us?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
STAMP (Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes) is a relatively new accident causality model based on systems theory. It draws its main tenets...

Risk Based Approach for Determining Fireproofing Requirements

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
There is only one known recommended practice, namely API RP 2218, that provides guidelines for selection and application of fireproofing in the...

A Tale of Two MOCs: An Adventure Fable Outlining the Constant Danger of Not Following a Proper Process Safety Protocol

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2022
One of the PSM concepts that so many have struggled with is Management of Change. It seems so simple on the surface, but it has resulted in or nearly...

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