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Skip the QRA?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
Quantitative risk analysis (QRA) has become a standard tool in the process safety industry. The results of QRAs are often used to inform design and...

The Evergreen PHA: An Essential Next Step

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
The evergreen process hazard analysis (PHA) is an essential next step in hazard identification, risk analysis, and process safety risk management...

OSHA Process Safety Management and the Distillery Industry - Evaluating Regulatory Applicability and Practical Application of PSM Concepts

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
The applicability of the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) regulation to alcoholic spirit distillery operations has long been debated. On a March...

UNDER Investigation: Wanted, Missing Rbps Elements

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
When the 20 elements of CCPS Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) were published in 2007, they represented a major improvement in risk management over...

Furnace Refractory Roundtable Discussions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
A AIChE PAPER NUMBER: FURNACE REFRACTORY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Thomas Garza, PE Fixed Equipment Engineering Manager Chevron Phillips Chemical, LP...

Anhydrous Ammonia: Its Hazards and Safe Handling Practices

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
Anhydrous Ammonia (i.e., pure ammonia without any water) has been used in the chemical processing industry and agriculture for hundreds of years...

The Roof Is on Fire! Why Process Safety Principles Matter to Non-Regulated Facilities Handling Flammable Materials

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
Many facilities that handle or store flammable gas and liquids in the United States are not required to follow OSHA’s 14-element...

Simplified Approach for Making Risk Decisions in a Fast Paced Business Environment

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
For facilities where hazardous events of high consequences could happen, quantitative risk analysis is needed to determine whether the risk is...

Location, Location, Location –Site Selection and Buffer Zone Maintenance

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
Incidents in industry such as the West Texas Fertilizer Company incident in 2013 and the Tianjin, China Explosions in 2015 are perfect examples of...

Accelerating Start-up Using Digital Twin Technology for Combined Virtual Commissioning and Operator Training

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 11, 2022
Commissioning of process plants is a time-consuming and potentially unpredictable stage on the critical path towards a fully-operating plant. Key...

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