February 2024

Rob Fisher is the President of Fisher Improvement Technologies. He is a pioneer in human and organizational performance and all aspects of organizational learning, including incorporating the understanding of personality diversity into risk management. Previously, he was in the U.S. Navy and then worked in nuclear power operations. He brings an integration mentality to consulting, along with a globally recognized capability to make the science of errors practically applicable, and he has been involved in developing multiple industry international standards for human and organizational...Read more

Nicholas Reding, PhD, CFEI, is a Senior Associate in the Thermal Sciences practice at Exponent, Inc. (10370 Richmond Ave, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77042; Email: nreding@exponent.com). Reding has executed dozens of dust hazard analyses, code compliance audits, process hazard analyses (HAZOP, LOPA, FMEA, SIL), cause and origin investigations for fire/explosion incidents, and equipment failure analyses. Reding also has considerable experience with consequence and risk assessment using PHAST and FLACS computational modeling for both facility siting...Read more

Christopher S. Buehler, PhD, P.E., is a Senior Managing Engineer in the Thermal Sciences practice at Exponent, Inc. (420 Lexington Ave., Suite 1740, New York, NY 10170; Email: buehler@exponent.com). He specializes in the application of chemical engineering principles to the scientific investigation and analyses of problems involving the production, processing, storage, transport, and use of both hazardous and non-hazardous materials such as chemicals, flammable and toxic gases, petroleum, and various wastes. His work includes investigation of fires...Read more