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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.

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

August 12-14, 2013

Hilton Cartagena | Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

5th CCPS Latin American Process Safety Conference will be held in Cartagena de Indias, August 12-14, 2012.

CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Instrumentation: Can You Be Fooled By It

March

2007

Safety

Process Safety Beacon

CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Static Electricity Discharge Causes Fire

December

2008

Process Safety Beacon

CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Containment Dikes and Pads

June

2010

Process Safety Beacon

CEP: Process Safety Beacon - One Incident, Three Beacons

November

2011

Process Safety Beacon

Decoding Safety Data Sheets

June

2012

Safety

Ronald J. Willey

A safety data sheet holds a wealth of information that can help you safely and effectively handle chemicals in the lab, at the pilot scale, and on the production floor.

Streamline Your Process Hazard Analysis

January

2013

Safety

Judy Perry, Molly Myers

A little creativity during preparation — developing checklists, grouping similar processes, pre-populating worksheets, and considering possible deviations and safeguards before meeting face to face — goes a long way toward improving the efficiency and effectiveness of your PHA efforts.

HAZOP Studies and other PHA Techniques for Process Safety and Risk Management

Instructor-led (classroom) Course

This course teaches you how to prepare for PHAs, how to ensure compliance with current U.S. regulations related to PHAs, and how to conduct and report PHAs.

Process Safety and Risk Management of Chemical Parks Report-Chinese

This document is also available in English.

The Chemical Industry and Toulouse: Lessons After Bhopal

January

2002

Opinion

Benjamin R. Schuster

Thoughts on how to prevent another catastrophic accident from occurring.

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.