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Special Section: Food Engineering
2023 September Download the complete 15-page special section. ... -
Special Section on Food Engineering: Apply Process Safety Principles to Food Processing
2023 September Edward Gaither, P.E. The food industry can benefit in many ways from applying process safety principles like inherently safer design to its facilities. Food processing facilities are often outside the scope of U.S. Occupational Safety and H ... -
Process Safety Beacon: Lithium-Ion Battery Hazards
2023 September ▲ This is the aftermath of a fire started by lithium-ion batteries. Image courtesy of the New York City Fire Dept. Industrial use of lithium-ion batteries has been increasing over the past decade due to their long life, superior power/energ ... -
Pilot Plants in Hoods and Ventilated Enclosures
2023 August Richard Palluzi Hoods and ventilated enclosures are not always as effective as assumed. Follow these guidelines to safely install and operate pilot plants in hoods and ventilated enclosures. Installing a pilot plant inside a hood is an increas ... -
Editorial: Adding Pizazz to Process Safety
2023 August The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released their newest safety video in June detailing the explosion that took place in April 2018 at the Husky Superior Refinery in Wisconsin (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFhkzK7jkKg). I ... -
Process Safety Beacon: Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS)
2023 August ▲ Workers fell from this platform during a release of toxic hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas. Read the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation (CSB) report No. 2021-01-I-TN for more detail. One worker was killed and two others were seriously ... -
Apply Inherently Safer Design Concepts to Existing Facilities
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 ... -
Process Safety Beacon: Battery-Powered Devices Can Be Ignition Sources
2023 July ▲ Ensure that battery-powered devices or other electrical equipment are properly rated for a classified area. Workers sometimes bring lithium-ion or other battery-powered devices such as tablets, smartphones, and cordless tools into classified a ... -
Learning from the Worst Ammonia Accident
2023 July Seshu Dharmavaram Venkat Pattabathula Sections Ammonia basics The Dakar accident Process operation and incident details Primary cause of incident: Overfilling Consequence analysis Lessons learned In summary Literature Cited The worst industrial ...