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Implementing Process Safety In Petrochemical Complex - 20 Years of History In Camacari, Brazil

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 15, 2011
The objective of this paper is to share the lessons learned during 20 years of implementing a safety culture in Camaçari Petrochemical Complex,...

Portfolio Risk Management for Process Safety

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2011
A majority of PSM tools and risk methodologies are focused on risks at individual sites or process units. For example, PHA risk ranking matrices are...

Management of Change (MOC) Basics for Plant Engineers

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2011
The essentials of Management of Change (MOC) for plant engineers will be presented. The meaning of MOC will be explained and its central role in safe...

Training Management of Change Approvers

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 21, 2010
Many companies have made great strides in change management systems since OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard 29 CFR 1910.119 was first...

An Analysis of CSB Investigation Reports for Inherent Safety Learnings

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2011
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent, nonregulatory federal organization in the United States dedicated to...

Learning from Events: Major Process Safety Incidents from Waste Water in Process Chemical Plants, or, Take Care of Your Waste Water or It Will Take Care of You

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 23, 2010
Most, if not all chemical industries generate waste water from its processes. This waste water is often pre-treated and then disposed to water...

Analyzing Historic Process Data to Identify Near Misses and Warning Signs: Examples from the Buncefield Incident

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 22, 2010
Process data is often analyzed during the investigation of industrial fires and explosions. Our analyses often reveal near misses or warning signs...

It's People, Stupid! Human Factors In Incident Investigation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2011
People have inherent strengths and weaknesses which can affect their performance. Issues such as fatigue, emotional stress, and motivation can...

The Buncefield Explosion: Were the Resulting Overpressures Really Unforeseeable?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 14, 2011
On Sunday 11 December 2005, a severe unconfined vapour cloud explosion followed by several tank fires occurred at the Buncefield oil storage depot in...

Kinetic Modeling of the Reactions Involved in the T2 Explosion

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 13, 2011
The runaway reaction at the chemical preparation facility called T2 laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida on December 19, 2007 is analyzed. The...

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