Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative As part of the AIChE Foundation’s “Doing a World of Good” campaign, and in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of CCPS, industry and university leaders have come together on a major global initiative to improve and accelerate process safety education at the university level.
CCPS Process Safety Bootcamp Trains Ethanol Employees in Nebraska July 20, 2017A recent CCPS Process Safety Bootcamp course, and the beneficial lessons learned there, were covered by a local TV station in Nebraska.
The Chemical Safety Board: Who We Are and What We Do Archived Webinar Apr 25, 2017 The CSB is an independent, non-regulatory federal agency whose mission is to drive chemical safety change through independent investigations to protect people and the environment.
2017 Process Safety Congress at EUROCORR September 5-6, 2017Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic Registration is now open!
4th CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety September 12-13, 2017Okayama Convention Center, JapanRegistration is Open!
5th CCPS China Conference on Process Safety September 20-22, 2017International Youth Convention Hotel, Nanjing, ChinaCall for Abstract and Registration are both Open!
Making Sense of Laboratory Fire Codes July2017SafetyRichard PalluziLaboratory owners are faced with a difficult task when building a new lab or renovating an existing one — two fire-prevention codes specify different restrictions on the quantities of hazardous materials that can be used and stored in that facility.
Incorporate Cybersecurity into Your PSM Program June2017SafetyUrsula Malczewski, Amy E. Theis, P.E.Here are some prevention and mitigation strategies for three common types of industrial incidents — a network breach, an insider attack, and infection via a portable device — and recommendations for incorporating industrial cybersecurity into an existing process safety management (PSM) program.
Industrial Cybersecurity: How Much Is Enough? June2017SafetyMichael FirstenbergTo answer that question, first summarize potential attack scenarios in a matrix. Then identify which combinations of attacks, consequences, and risks require mitigation and which you are willing to accept.