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Combustible Dust - Hazards / Mitigations / Pitfalls

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Combustible dust is and has been a major issue in industry. This is not something new but is something that is more in the spotlight in recent years...

Safeguard Meters within Chevron

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Chevron has developed a framework for implementing the concept of “safeguard meter” within our operating assets...

Induced Draft Fan Reliability Case Study

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Induced draft fans are normally installed on top of the furnace and are critical equipment in the operation of Ethylene furnaces as they are...

3D Printing- Unique Hazards When Metal Dust Is Created

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Over the past several years, manufacturers in the additive industries have employed 3D printing to increase efficiency on plant floors. Materials...

La Gestion Del Cambio Del Sistema Instrumentado De Seguridad y Su Impacto Con El Riesgo

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
LA GESTION DEL CAMBIO DEL SISTEMA INSTRUMENTADO DE SEGURIDAD Y SU IMPACTO CON EL RIESGO Los Sistemas Instrumentados de Seguridad (SIS), al sido dise...

1995 NAPP Explosion and the Future of the Chemical Safety Board

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
The 1995 Napp Explosion and the Future of the Chemical Safety Board.

Everything You Need to Know about Human Reliability for Process Safety

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Weak control of human factors leads directly to error. An error can result in an initiating event of an accident sequence (directly by the mistake...

Crediting Check Valves As IPLs: a Testing Protocol to Better Understand Check Valve Reliability

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Conventional process safety wisdom assumes that check valves are not reliable safeguards. Experience indicates that check valves are prone to failure...

Overview of ASME PCC-2 Piping Repair Methods and Associated Novel Inspection Techniqu

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Advances in technologies for in situ repair of piping, has created the possibility that the anticipated service life of pipe repairs may equal or...

Enhancing Behavior-Based Safety Culture through Casual Safety Observations

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Despite the influx of automated systems in the chemical manufacturing plant, human factors continue to play a pivotal role in the day-to-day...

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