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  1. Apply Inherently Safer Design Concepts to Existing Facilities

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 August Richard Santo, Jr. Martin Rose Alyse Keller David Moore, P.E. Sections The regulatory case for ISD ISD is not just for the design phase ISD success stories in existing plants ISD implementation guide Opportunities and challenges Literature Cit ...

  2. Process Safety Beacon: Maintain a Sense of Vulnerability

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 June ▲ Be aware of personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements — they are there to keep you safe. An employee walking through a process area that handled sulfuric acid noticed an operator preparing to disconnect a nitrogen hose. The operator was ...

  3. Predictive Maintenance Basics for Process Safety Engineers

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 May Jody E. Olsen, P.E G. Bartow “Bart” Lewis Sections Introduction Terminology and definitions CBM technologies Hazard scenarios: Where can CBM help? Rotating equipment seal failure scenarios Using CBM to prevent primary seal failures, not just LOC ...

  4. Editorial: Safety Above All Else

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 March Emily Petruzzelli Process safety is a core practice of chemical engineers. As we watched the events unfold in East Palestine, OH, last month, it was a sobering reminder of this core practice. Chemical precursors — like vinyl chloride and butyl ...

  5. Process Safety Beacon: Toxic Gases Require Special Precautions

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 March ▲ A chlorine gas release occurred during a loading operation. Image source: AFP photo/Al Mamlaka TV. On June 27, 2022, a crane was loading a 25-ton isotainer of liquefied chlorine gas onto a ship in Aqaba, Jordan. A lifting cable snapped, and t ...

  6. Site Selection and Buffer Zone Maintenance

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 March Karen Study John Currie Sections Past incidents necessitate buffer zones The Dow Chemical Company Greenbelt Standard History of the Greenbelt Standard Drive for continuous improvement Program results Program partnership Effective greenbelt mana ...

  7. Use Process Historian Data to Verify Safeguards

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 February A. M. (Tony) Downes Prasad Goteti, P.E. Steve Lindsay Michele Loseto Use field-level data from process historians to verify safety assumptions made during hazard analyses. The chemical process industries (CPI) have driven toward performance- ...

  8. Use Risk-Based Methodologies to Improve Asset Integrity Management

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2023 January Dr. Payam Jamshidi A risk-based approach to asset integrity management offers several cost, safety, and productivity benefits. Efficient asset management has become crucial for organizations to stay competitive in today’s global market. With ...

  9. Process Safety Beacon: Communication — The Heart of Safe Operations

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 October ▲ Flowmeters require periodic calibration. Be sure to always follow proper safety procedures. An inexperienced operator was running a process that involved regular transfers of flammable solvents. Part of the operation was shut down to allow ...

  10. Process Safety Beacon: What Is an Acceptable LEL Detector Reading?

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 August ▲ A storage tank at a refinery exploded during a routine cleaning operation. Image courtesy of the U.K. Health and Safety Executive. A storage tank exploded as a vacuum truck was emptying it with a nonconductive hose. Four contractors were kil ...

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