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  1. OSHA's New Chemical NEP: How to Make the Grade and Earn Extra Credit

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2012 October Henry Ozog Heather Forgione The Occupational Safety and Health Administration evaluates chemical facilities’ process safety management systems through a new national emphasis program. Follow these tips to reduce your risk of receiving citatio ...

  2. CEP: Process Safety Beacon- Hot Work Hazards

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2012 August A contract welder and a foreman were repairing an agitator support on top of an atmospheric-pressure storage tank. The tank contained a polyvinyl fluoride slurry with a flammable concentration if vinyl fluoride in the vapor space. An explosion ...

  4. Nitrogen — Hazard and Safeguard

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2012 June This Beacon is not focused on a single incident, but on incidents that continue to occur across industry — nitrogen asphyxiation. A June 2003 U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) bulletin reported nitrogen asphyxiation incidents in U.S. industry res ...

  5. Decoding Safety Data Sheets

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2012 June Ronald J. Willey A safety data sheet holds a wealth of information that can help you safely and effectively handle chemicals in the lab, at the pilot scale, and on the production floor. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (O ...

  6. The Intersection of Process Safety and Corporate Responsibility

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2012 June Michael J. Dolan As chemical engineers and leaders in the chemical process industries, we must ensure that process safety is integral to every aspect of what we and our companies do. Several infamous process safety incidents have occurred during ...

  7. Product Digest- Safety Equipment

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2012 May Check out warning devices for hazardous areas and high-visibility work vests that reduce static electricity. ...

  8. CEP: Process Safety Beacon- Mechanical Integrity of Tubing

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2012 May Proper installation, maintenance, and inspection of metal tubing is important in preventing fires and toxic material releases in process plants. Do not forget about tubing just because it is usually small. Even a small leak can cause a fire that ...

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