Elements of Process Safety

Guidelines for Enabling Conditions and Conditional Modifiers in Layers of Protection Analysis

November, 2013

The initial Layer of protection analysis (LOPA) book published in 2001 set the rules and approaches for using LOPA as an intermediate method between purely qualitative hazards evaluation/analysis and more quantitative analysis methods. Basic LOPA provides an order-of-magnitude risk estimate of risk...

The OSHA Regulatory Approach to Process Safety Management

Instructor-led (classroom) Course

You will gain a thorough understanding of the process safety regulations and need to put an effective process safety management (PSM) program and risk management plan-prevention program in place in your organization.Read more

Process Safety Boot Camp

Instructor-led (classroom) Course

This intensive 4-day course is also offered periodically throughout the year to the broader chemical engineering public. Taught jointly by process safety veterans with decades of experience at major companies from the process industries, the course is highly interactive.Read more

Process Safety Lessons Taught from Experience

eLearning (online) Course

This certificate is designed to provide insight into important case histories related to process safety. By learning from the mistakes of others, the hope is to avoid similar mistakes. Although developed for chemical engineering faculty and students, the certificate can also be used as part of the safety orientation at industrial facilities.Read more

Risk Assessment

eLearning (online) Course

The course material prepares students to develop the information needed in plant design in a senior-level design course (e.g., a HAZOP on a process flow diagram) or provides background to topics discussed in a process safety course.Read more

Incident Summary: Flixborough Case History

Managing Process Safety Risks During Organizational Change

AIChE Webinar

Jul 24, 2013

John Wincek

This presentation covers the importance of effective organizational change management and the impact of organizational changes that affect process safety.

Guidelines for Managing Process Safety Risks During Organizational Change

March, 2013

An understanding of organizational change management (OCM) — an often overlooked subject — is essential for successful corporate decision making with little adverse effect on the health and safety of employees or the surrounding community.

Use Hydrogen Safely

July

2013

Safety

David Farese, Svetlana Ivanova

Understand the potential dangers associated with handling and storing hydrogen, and take the appropriate precautions to mitigate the risks.

HAZOP Studies

eLearning (online) Course

Learn the concepts and techniques of the Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Study methodology, including related matters of preparation, team meeting facilitation and reporting.Read more

Process Safety Management Overview

eLearning (online) Course

The course covers the US OSHA PSM 14 regulatory requirements as well as the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) 20 element approach to process safety.Read more

Tutorial on Combustible Dust

Apr 3, 2012

Alfonso Ibarreta

Recent catastrophic dust explosions, the combustible dust National Emphasis Program (NEP), and OSHA proposed rulemaking, have increased awareness of combustible dust hazards in industry. This presentation provides an overview of combustible dust. The presentation will provide a summary of recent...

Conduct of Operations and Operational Discipline: For Improving Process Safety in Industry

March, 2011

Process safety management (PSM) systems are only as effective as the day-to-day ability of the organization to rigorously execute system requirements correctly every time. The failure of just one person in completing a job task correctly just one time can unfortunately lead to serious injuries and...

Guidelines for Process Safety in Bioprocess Manufacturing Facilities

November, 2010

This book helps advance process safety in a key area of interest. Currently, no literature exists which is solely dedicated to process safety for the bioprocessing industry. There are texts, guidelines, and standards on biosafety at the laboratory level and for industrial hygiene, but no guidelines...

Guidelines for Acquisition Evaluation and Post Merger Integration

June, 2010

It is crucial for process safety professionals to be aware of best practices for post merger integration at any level. A compilation of industry best practices from both technical and financial perspectives, this book provides a single reference that addresses acquisitions and merger integration...

A Practical Approach to Hazard Identification for Operations and Maintenance Workers

June, 2010

Understand basic concepts, different classes and categories of hazards, techniques and methodologies for identifying and evaluating hazards, making risk based decisions, learning and continuous improvement and more!

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