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Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
CCPS was established in 1985 to focus on engineering and management practices that can prevent and mitigate catastrophic accidents involving release of hazardous materials. CCPS is supported by sponsors in the chemical and hydrocarbon process industries and active worldwide via conferences, books, databases, education, research, and more.
5th Latin American Conference on Process Safety
5th CCPS Latin American Process Safety Conference will be held in Cartagena de Indias, August 12-14, 2012.
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Guidelines for Auditing Process Safety Management Systems, 2nd Edition
Guidelines for Process Safety in Bioprocess Manufacturing Facilities
Explosion at T2 Laboratories
This webinar discusses the CSB investigation and findings related to the explosion and chemical fire at T2 Laboratories, Inc. in December 2007.
Safety Issues in Particle Handling: Dust Explosions
This webinar provides a fundamental understanding of dust explosions with an emphasis on preventive and mitigative measures to prevent their occurrence.
Guidelines for Vapor Cloud Explosion, Pressure Vessel Burst, BLEVE and Flash Fire Hazards, 2nd Edition
Guidelines for Acquisition Evaluation and Post Merger Integration
A Practical Approach to Hazard Identification for Operations and Maintenance Workers
Laboratory and Industrial Hazardous Chemical Safety: A Code-Based Approach
The concepts and associated fire protection and life safety features contained in control areas, NFPA 45 laboratory units, and High Hazard occupancies are discussed and applied to the chemical facility setting.
Flame Flashbacks: Causes and Prevention
This webinar addresses the principle of flammability of vapor/air mixtures, including flammability limits, ignition temperatures, the effect of inerts and how to determine the flammability of any particular mixture.






