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Equations for Flammability Parameters, Pmax and KG

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
The maximum pressure of gas combustion, P max , and the deflagration index, K G ,are very important flammability parameters that are used for risk...

Relief Systems Design: Simplifying Assumptions Gone Wrong

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
The process of evaluating an entire facility’s relief and flare systems design can be extremely time consuming and costly. In most cases, simplifying...

A Leader's Tactical Approach to Influence Changes in Process Safety Culture

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
Following the Texas City disaster and the subsequent publishing of “Failure to Learn”, many companies were awakened to the idea that their top...

Impact of DDT on FPSO Explosion Risk Assessment

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
In recent explosion accidents on onshore petrochemical facilities, it has been concluded that a deflagration-to-detonation-transition (DDT) took...

What Should Leaders be Held Accountable for When It Comes to PSM Performance?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
What should leaders be held accountable for when it comes to PSM Performance? Accountability is much easier to describe than to create or instill...

Perspectives on Ragagep

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practice or RAGAGEP is a fundamental building block of OSHA's PSM standard. OSHA has announced...

Emergency Response Leadership: Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
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Is There an Acceptable Level of Competence in Process Safety for a Graduate Chemical Engineer?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
In considering who and what process safety education is delivered in universities, two international bodies have the influence over what is taught...

Becoming a Great Process Safety Leader

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014
Leaders play a critical role in catastrophic event prevention through their effect on culture. At least one cultural factor was a root cause...

Assessing the Correct Risk in a PHA

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2014

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