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Damage Level Matrix and Damage Curves for Buildings in Refineries and Petrochemical Facilities

Apr 4, 2012

Mehmet C. Ozbey

Damage Level Matrix and Damage Curves for Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities One important component of a Facility Siting Study is the prediction of building response due to blast loading. Commonly used building damage criteria for siting studies are the ones published in ASCE's ?Design of Blast...

Process Safety Management Mentoring: Subjects to Convey and the Methods for Conveying

Apr 4, 2012

Clyde W. Young

Process Safety Management Mentoring: Subjects to Convey and the Methods for Conveying Many organizations have developed competency descriptions at various levels for personnel. These competencies generally start at awareness level and progress to more advanced levels. Process safety competency at...

Inter-linkages between Process Safety and APELL for Accident Prevention- Spanish

Apr 4, 2012

Nestor H. Sposito

Interrelacion Entre Process Safety y el Proceso APELL para la prevecion de accidentes.

Process safety status in China

Apr 4, 2012

Dongfeng Zhao

Process safety status in China

Fatal Exposure: Tragedy At DuPont

Apr 4, 2012

Marc G. Sáenz

This investigation by the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) provides unique lessons in process safety. Three incidents occurred over a 33-hour period at the DuPont plant in Belle, WV. The most serious incident occurred on January 23, 2010, when a release of highly...

Process Safety Management Plus or Minus 20 Years - What I Wish I'd Known 20 Years Ago and What We Can't Wait Another 20 Years to Learn

Apr 4, 2012

Alan C. Brackey

Process Safety Management Plus or Minus 20 Years - What I Wish I'd Known 20 Years Ago and What We Can't Wait Another 20 Years to Learn Abstract of proposed presentation to the Global Congress on Process Safety: Houston - April, 2012 Presenter: Alan C. (Al) Brackey, Senior Manager PSM Audit - Valero...

Design Challenges in Tankage Modernization

Apr 4, 2012

James Kong

In order to comply with regulation requirements, a refinery needs to perform major revamps to produce different grades of Diesel, namely ULSD, Off-road Grade and Regular Diesel. The existing tankage allocation needs to be changed to accommodate the hydrotreater feed components and the new products...

Analysis of the transfer and distribution of sulfur in the typical refinery

Apr 4, 2012

Li Shi

Analysis of the transfer and distribution of sulfur in the typical refinery

How to Safely Operate Multifunctional Pilot Plants - A Case Study At the Dow Chemical Co

Apr 4, 2012

Luiz Zacharias

Located at Dow's Freeport, Texas site, the B-4000 Multifunctional Pilot Plant has safely supported diverse research initiatives related to the development of chemical processes and evaluation of catalysts, raw materials and products since 2000. The facility provides the necessary infrastructure...

Continuing Our Process Safety Management (PSM) Journey: How Time and Technology Have Helped Change the Public's View (A Case Study for Where We Are Today and Where We Can Go Tomorrow)

Apr 3, 2012

Bruce K. Vaughen

This paper briefly explores the history of basic PSM principles, first describing a historical view of how PSM developed into today's PSM Elements. Then this paper covers a proposed direction for PSM's future that may help address the changing nature of the public's view of the chemical industry –...

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