Learn From Experience
Metrics provide direct feedbacks on the workings of RBPS systems, and leading indicators provide early warning signals of ineffective process safety results. Organizations must use their mistakes and those of others as motivation for action and view as opportunities for improvement.
Nitrogen — Hazard and Safeguard
June
2012
Process Safety Beacon
This Beacon is not focused on a single incident, but on incidents that continue to occur across industry — nitrogen asphyxiation.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Process Safety Culture
June
2007
Safety
Process Safety Beacon
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Mechanical Integrity
May
2009
Process Safety Beacon
Process Safety Lessons Taught from Experience
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.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Process Safety Beacon — Lest We Forget!
February
2010
Safety
Process Safety Beacon
Use Case Histories to Energize Your HAZOP
March
2001
Safety
Glenn Mahnken
Reviewing incident reports at a HAZOP meeting is more than just a lessons learned activity. It can spur sharper thinking and lead to a more telling analysis of your processes.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Early Lessons from a Tragedy
August
2010
Process Safety Beacon
The Chemical Industry and Toulouse: Lessons After Bhopal
January
2002
Opinion
Benjamin R. Schuster
Thoughts on how to prevent another catastrophic accident from occurring.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Are You Ready for Winter?
December
2010
Safety
Process Safety Beacon
Conduct an Effective Incident Investigation
September
2004
Safety
Frederick T. Dyke
Information that can reveal the root cause of an incident resides in many places — within the plant or process unit, in control rooms and offices, and even in witnesses’ minds. Here’s how to find the data and conduct effective witness interviews.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Vapor Cloud Explosions
January
2011
Safety
Process Safety Beacon
Don't Let History Repeat Itself
August
2007
Safety
John F. Murphy, P.E.
Heed these lessons learned from investigations conducted by the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board to prevent accidents at your site.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Bad Things Can Come in Small Packages
March
2011
Safety
Process Safety Beacon
Understanding Process Safety Management
August
2010
Back To Basics
Adrian L. Sepeda
A structured risk-based approach defines the pathways to successful implementation of process safety management objectives
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Flammable Vapor Release Hazards in Congested Areas
August
2011
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