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.
June 2017 TSC Web Conference June 15, 2017Web ConferenceWeb Conference will begin at 10:00 am (Eastern Standard Time) Draft Meeting Agenda: Time (min) Start Time
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 CCPS is pleased to announce that it will be holding the 2017 Process Safety Congress in conjunction with the 2017 EUROCORR and 20th International Corrosion Congress in Prague, Czech Republic. The 2017 Process Safety Congress will take place during the conference, September 5-6, 2017. Registration...
4th CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety September 12-13, 2017Okayama Convention Center, JapanOver the past several years Process Safety has taken on increased importance. Today companies large and small, in the traditional process industries and in emerging areas, all put a premium on improving their Process Safety performance. The Call for Abstracts closes on May 31, 2017 . Call for...
5th CCPS China Conference on Process Safety September 20-22, 2017International Youth Convention Hotel, Nanjing, ChinaPresented by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), State Administration of Work Safety, China University of Petroleum, China Chemical Safety Association, and NCICS.This conference aims to bring together professionals, government, and academics in China and Internationally to share...
Get Creative with Process Safety Management April2017SafetyPaul BaybuttCreative thinking is a necessary skill in process safety. While most people are born with the capacity for creative thinking, this skill can be lost through formal education and societal pressures that discourage it. Luckily, creative thinking can be learned.
Safely Service Your Relief Devices March2017SafetyAubry Shackelford, P.E., P.Eng., Jeffrey Heil, P.E., Ian SergoSafety risks and economic costs make shutting down a process when a pressure relief device needs to be isolated or removed less than ideal. Several alternative methods are available that will enable you to isolate these devices while continuing to run your process.
Don’t Do This! January2017SafetyGlenn Young, Joel OlenerThese are some of the worst process safety management (PSM) practices we have seen. Don’t make these mistakes.