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  1. Mobile Tools to Supplement Operating Procedures

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 March Edward Marszal Margaret Hughes Use mobile devices and cloud technology to assist procedure execution and reduce human error. Human error is a factor in many safety incidents that occur in the chemical process industries (CPI). Simple human erro ...

  2. Process Safety Beacon: Hot Work Is More Than Welding, Burning and Grinding

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 March On Sept. 21, 2020, a fire was ignited in a bucket of flammable resin being used to re-line a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) tower at a paper mill (Figure 1). Smoke and fumes from the fire killed two contractors. The incident had many contributi ...

  4. Proper Handling of Toxic Inhalation Hazard Chemicals

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 February Michael P. Broadribb, C.Eng. Rafael Callejas-Tovar, P.E. Toxic inhalation hazard (TIH) chemicals are widely used in the chemical process industries (CPI) and transported through communities. Fatalities can occur if these chemicals are not ma ...

  5. Process Safety Beacon: Piping Dead Legs: Another Hazard in Plain Sight

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 February ▲ Dead legs are sections of piping that have stagnant areas. These are some piping configurations that can form dead legs. Figure adapted from Ref. 1. During a dead leg inspection, an X-ray examination was performed on a 2-in. drain line con ...

  6. Spotlight on Safety: Lessons Learned from a Reactive Chemical Incident

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 February Michael D. Snyder, P.E. On May 3, 2019, an explosion and fire killed four employees at the AB Specialty Silicones facility in Waukegan, IL. The facility processed silicone hydride emulsions, which are known to react to form hydrogen when mix ...

  7. 18th GCPS Welcome Plenary Keynote

    Conference Event | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers | Apr 11, 2022
    AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety 2022 The 18th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) welcome plenary  keynote will be presented by Robert (Bob) Johnston, SVP, Global Operations at  ...

  8. Identify Potential Stagnant Areas in an Ethylene Plant

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 February Debby M. Rossana Greg Scherer Sheri R. Snider Sections The Audit Review the fouling history Identify low- or no-flow areas in your plant Closing thoughts Literature cited Identify and mitigate stagnant areas in an ethylene plant to prevent p ...

  9. Common Problems in Pilot Plant and Laboratory Hazard Analysis

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 January Richard Palluzi Avoid these common problems during a research hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA) to effectively evaluate hazards in pilot plant and laboratory operations. Moving from small-scale laboratory operations to larger-scale p ...

  10. Process Safety Beacon: Ensure Drawings and Procedures Are Accurate

    CEP Article | AIChE | The Global Home of Chemical Engineers
    2022 January ▲ A facility added an emergency power supply to an oleum transfer system but never updated the schematic or operating procedures. Thus, the emergency power supply was never interlocked to the high-high level switches (LSHHs). Image adapted fr ...

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