Technical Presentations

Complying with OSHA's RNEP, CNEP, and VPP RAGAGEP

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 23, 2010

The OSHA Refinery National Emphasis Program (NEP) and OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) PSM Supplement ask specific questions relative to many...

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Elements of Human Factors Missing from Process Safety

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 23, 2010

Process safety is about controlling risk of failures and errors; controlling risk is primarily about reducing the risk of human error. All elements...

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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...

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An Integrated Toolkit for Addressing Human Factors Issues in Process Safety

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 23, 2010

This paper describes an integrated toolset, called the Human Factors Workbench, which addresses the proactive and reactive control of human error in...

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Gas Piping and Equipment Commissioning Risks "10 Key Things Everyone Should Know"

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 23, 2010

There have been a number of devastating incidents related to natural gas piping system and the start-up and commissioning of equipment. It's very...

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Investigation of an Explosion in a Gasoline Purification Plant

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 23, 2010

On May 24, 2007 an explosion and subsequent fire destroyed a tank farm located at a gasoline purification plant in Sløvåg, Norway. In...

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A Framework for Human Error Analysis of Emergency Situations

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 23, 2010

Human factors play an important role in the escape, evacuation and rescue process. Human factors analysis is rooted in the concept that the frequency...