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Considerations in the Sizing of Power Generation Facilities for LNG Liquefaction Plants

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
High power demands of large scale LNG liquefaction plants have created the need for a careful and structured approach in selecting power generation...

Process Safety: Are You Managing Your Hazards or Managing Your Activities?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
In process safety, the key protection layers against major accident hazard scenarios are often the small details such as the correct setting on a...

Overview & Practical Considerations for Use in Water Wash of Process Flow

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
Wash Water is commonly used to control the environment in process piping in refineries in order to prevent salt formation or concentrated acidic...

Engaging Senior Management In Process Safety: A Case History

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
Traditional PowerPoint style presentations are good for transferring information but were not found to be an effective medium for engaging senior...

Risk Adverse or Risk Ad Nauseam

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
The use of risk management techniques and tools has become more common place in the past few decades, but have we really learned how to use them...

Hurricane Ike Recovery - Electrical & Instrument Systems

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike struck the Texas-Louisiana Coast causing severe damage to local chemical plant facilities and communities. This...

Are Unconfined Hydrogen Vapor Cloud Explosions Credible?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
A question is frequently raised by owner/operators of chemical processing and refinery sites as to whether unconfined hydrogen vapor cloud explosions...

Overview of Inherently Safer Technology

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
Best CCPS paper from 2010 GCPS

Influence of Customers on PSM Programs - Hitting a Moving Target

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
What responsible organization does not aim for continual improvement in their PSM program? Lack of resources, lack of commitment, or even conflicting...

Compliance: The Necessary Evil

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
Compliance: The Necessary Evil Compliance is not optional. Where process safety regulations are in place and enforced, failure to comply puts one’s...

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