Proven in Use (What's the Quality of Your Data) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012To perform LOPA's, fault tree analysis, SIL verifications and other quantitative likelihood analyses requires data. As much as everyone wants data,...
Societal Risk Criteria and Pipelines Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012The discussion of societal risk criteria for the process industry began in the 1970's, led primarily by the Dutch and British governments. Most of...
Lessons learned from Dalian tank farm accident Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Lessons learned from Dalian tank farm accident
On the Catastrophic Explosion of the AZF Plant in Toulouse (September 21, 2001) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012On the Catastrophic Explosion of the AZF plant in Toulouse (September 21, 2001) Georges Guiochon and Laurent Jacob Department of Chemistry,...
Applying Inherently Safer Technology and Safer Design Strategies to Reduce Societal Risk in the Chemical Supply Chain Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Increasing the safety and security within the chemical supply chain has been a concern of the US government for several years. Both the Environmental...
Impact of Guidelines for Independent Protection Layers and Initiating Events Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) was introduced about 15 years ago as a simplified risk assessment method between HAZOP (Process Hazard Analysis...
More LOPA Misapplied: Common Errors and How to Avoid Them Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) continues to be more and more widely utilized in the Petrochemical and other industries. LOPA is a “simplified”...
Characteristics of the Vapour Cloud Explosion Incident At the IOC Terminal in Jaipur, 29th October 2009 Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012At approximately 6:10pm on 29 th October 2009, a leak of gasoline occurred on the Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) Petroleum Oil Lubricants Terminal at...
Using the Integrated Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) Study / Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Methodology As a Value Engineering Tool Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012While Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) can be an essential element of process facility design to minimize the potential for process incidents, in...
Guidelines for Evaluating Plant Buildings for Fire, Explosion, and Toxic Releases - 2nd Edition Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012ABSTRACT: “Guidelines for Evaluating Plant Buildings for Fire, Explosion, and Toxic Releases—2 nd Edition” (New Requirements of API RP 752, 3 rd...
The NSF Small Business Innovation Program ñ the Search for Transformational Technologies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The NSF Small Business Innovation Program – the Search for Transformational Technologies
An Introduction to Assessing Process Hazards Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012A surprising number of process incidents occur due to a lack of general understanding of process hazards and lack of basic hazards assessment,...
A Pre-Plan for Process Safety Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012This paper will present the steps a small pharmaceutical research and development company is taking to prepare for Process Safety Management (PSM)...
Process Safety Regulations - Blessing or Curse? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Are Process Safety / Risk Management regulations a blessing or a curse? The answer of course is “it depends.” There is little doubt that Process...
Process Safety near Misses in Dow Chemical: A Proactive Program to Improve Process Safety Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Major process safety incidents may occur infrequently, but when they do occur, the consequences can be severe. Corporate performance goals are such...
Identification of Process Hazards in Laboratories and Pilot Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The focus of most laboratory experiments and piloting operations is the development of a new, innovative chemical process or the improvement of an...
Selection of Appropriate Ignition Models for Fire and Explosion Assessments Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012A release of flammable substances can result in various fire or explosion events depending on whether there is an immediate or delayed ignition...
Safety Management System Challenges for Small Companies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Ester Brawley, Steve Maher “Unique Challenges Facing Small Companies Developing and Implementing PSM” Small Companies that are subject to PSM face...
Survival Techniques and Technologies of a Startup Specialty Polymer Company Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Survival Techniques and Technologies of a Startup Specialty Polymer Company
Go out and lead on Process Safety Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012This paper will share the UK's experience of risk control for major hazards and will emphasise the key role corporate governance and leadership plays...
Use PFFM Instead of Hazop Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012While accepted world-wide as being the standard for process hazard analysis for many years, the HazOp review technique is cumbersome. This drives the...
PSM ? Process Safety Leadership: Practical Actions That Set PS Leadership Apart Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012PSM ≠ Process Safety Leadership : Practical actions that set PS Leadership apart It is well known in business improvement circles that good...
Why Smaller Companies Struggle with Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Proposed title: Why smaller companies struggle with Process Safety Author: John Herber, Principal Consultant, Process Hazard Management Services, LLC...
Fire From Iron Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Although the potential consequences of combustible dust explosions are becoming more widely known, the potential consequences of combustible dust...
In Situ Sensors Based on Perfluorinated Sensing Membranes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012In Situ Sensors based on Perfluorinated Sensing Membranes
Correlating Process Safety Leading Indicators with Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Correlating Process Safety Indicators with Performance Jerry Forest Global Process Safety Manager Celanese 1601 West LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75234 (...
Where Is the Process Risk Mitigation? RAGAGEP, OSHA Combustible Dust NEP and General Duty Clause Violations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The severity and number of combustible dust explosions in recent years spawned (2007) and then re-enforced (2008) OSHA's Combustible Dust National...
Practical Process Integration Retrofit Part 3. Path Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Practical Process Integration Retrofit Part 3. Path Analysis G.T.Polley The concept of transferring heat along paths was first suggested by Dhole [1...
Opportunities and Challenges for Advanced Biofuel Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Biofuels have been criticized for leading to rise in food costs. Advanced biofuels steer clear of this controversy as they are produced mostly from...
ìBridging SEMS Between the Owner, Operator, and Contractorî Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012As of November 2011, offshore platforms have been required to develop and implement a Safety and Environmental Management (SEMS) Program. The...
Auto Refrigeration and Metal Embrittlement Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Abstract AIChE Housten Conference April 1-4 2012 Loss Of Containment Protection Auto Refrigeration and Metal Embrittlement Tys Koerts Sr. Process...
The Benefits of a Risk-Based Approach to Facility Siting Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Facility Siting has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, and is an important aspect of process safety for plant personnel and their...
Leveraging Open Innovation - Experiences in the Small Business Universe Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Leveraging Open Innovation - Experiences in the small business universe
Gains From Getting near Misses Reported Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012[An earlier edition of this paper was first presented at the “International Conference and Workshop – Process Safety Incidents,” 2000, organized by...
Applications of Cause-Consequence Diagrams in Operational Risk Assessment Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Learning Outcomes: Understand the importance of hazard evaluation and risk assessment in the context of and safety and environmental management...
Case Histories and Technology Innovations for StorageTank Loss Prevention Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Storage tanks are most common material containing units in process industries. There have been many accidents associated within storage tank (...
Continuing Our Process Safety Management (PSM) Journey: How Time and Technology Have Helped Change the Public's View (A Case Study for Where We Are Today and Where We Can Go Tomorrow) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012This paper briefly explores the history of basic PSM principles, first describing a historical view of how PSM developed into today's PSM Elements...
Process Safety Management Training for New Engineers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Abstracts Project: PSM training for new Engineer Presenter: Name VIGNALE, Alberto Eduardo Telephone +54-3487-444372 e-mail alberto.e.vignale@monsanto...
Challenges in Applying PSM to Production Pilot Plants & Laboratories Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The CordenPharma Colorado, Inc. (CPC) site in Boulder includes at least eight production facilities. The majority (six) are production laboratories...
Maintain Safety Excellence in Laboratory Test Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Our laboratory contains calorimeters to characterize reactive chemical hazards and multiple different instruments to characterize both dust and gas/...
Operational Group for Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012With the increase in requirements for monitoring and improving process safety indicators on a thermoelectric unit linked to a Braskem Basic...
Evaluation of Dust Explosion/Fire Hazards During a Process Hazards Analysis [PHA] Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Evaluation of Dust Explosion/Fire Hazards during a Process Hazards Analysis [PHA] Mayur Patel DuPont Engineering mayur.patel@ind.dupont.com and S...
Process Plant Safety: An Attorney's Perspective on Key Legal and Regulatory Issues Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012That process plant safety is critically important to the sustainable growth of any manufacturing or other impacted company is indisputable. High...
Work Output of Multicomponent LNG Mixtures in Two-Phase Expanders Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012A two-phase expander recovers more work from a multicomponent LNG mixture than a single phase expander. The calculation of the recoverable work...
Management System Relevance in Achieving Desired Process Safety Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Management System Relevance in Achieving Desired Process Safety Performance John T. Remy Consulting Process Safety Engineer LyondellBasell Industries...
The Structured What If/Checklist A New Twist On An Old Approach Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The purpose of Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) is to identify and understand the hazards associated with the process being reviewed, to understand the...
Effect of Electrostatic Charging of Dry Combustible Particulates on Fires and Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Solids Processing of dry particulates of various forms and shapes within unit operations ranging from milling to mixing, crystallization to drying...
Tutorial on Combustible Dust Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Recent catastrophic dust explosions, the combustible dust National Emphasis Program (NEP), and OSHA proposed rulemaking, have increased awareness of...
Critical Alarm Management : Connecting the Dots Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012In the aftermath of some high profile national security incidents, investigations starting with the catastrophe or near miss and working backwards...
Taking a Risk for Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Taking a Risk for Safety Over the last twenty years companies in the process industries have invested heavily in their occupational safety programs...
Process Safety - Management or Leadership? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Process Safety Management is often presented as technically complex, requiring a large staff of engineers and specialists with an array of tools and...
Practical Approach to Vendor Package HAZOP Studies and Preparing the Package Vendor for the Ordeal Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012During the design phase of a project, vendor packages (e.g., compressors, water desalination) are typically treated as a "black box" with a very...
How to Go From Lesson to Learned: PSM From Engineering to Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012How to go from Lesson to Learned: PSM from Engineering to Operations Presented By: Dr. Chit Lutchman (CSP; CRSP, 1 st Class Power Engineer) PSM and...
Process Safety Management Regulation in the United States: Have We Learned the Lessons of Bhopal? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The author was a member of a team which traveled to Bhopal in March of 1985 and produced a report for the Indian and international trade union...
Application of Exergy Analysis for LNG Plants and Receiving Terminals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Natural gas liquefaction is an energy-intensive process. New world scale LNG plant usually has multiple trains with each train has a very high...
ìWell the Team Has Met and Completed the PHAÖ.Now What?î Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Learning from the experiences and expertise of others has long been recognized as a valued process when completing PHAs. The gathering of a multi-...
Structure of Process Safety in the Operating Plants ñ Leaders of Management and Analysis of Risks and Impacts Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012BRASKEM within the production process developed a framework and Analysis of Impacts and Risk Management Process which seeks to ensure that the risk...
Half a Century of Olefin Plant Accidents: The Role of Mechanical Integrity Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Sebastian Diaz, Aon energy Risk Engineering, League City, TX. Email: sebastian.diaz@aon.com Russ Davis, CSP Aon Energy Risk Engineering, League City...
Social HAZOP At Oil Refine Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Introduction Maintenance of process safety in the industry several tools are used such as Risk Analysis, Failure mode and events Analysis (FMEA), a...
Leveraging PSM to Implement Key Elements of a SIS Program Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61511 standard, “Functional Safety – Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industry Sector...
The US Chemical Safety Board and Inherently Safer Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The United State (US) Chemical Safety Board (CSB) was created by the same legislation that mandated the regulation of high hazard industries by the...
Avoiding Common PHA Mistakes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) on refineries has concluded. The two most cited elements of the Process Safety Management standard (PSM - 1910...
The CCPS Reactivity Evaluation Software Tool Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Incidents involving uncontrolled chemical reactions continue to result in injuries, fatalities and economic loss and harm in industry. These...
Improving Conduct of Operations Using Best Practice Tools From Operating, Engineering, and Management Discipline Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Improving Conduct of Operations Using Best Practice Tools from Operating, Engineering, and Management Discipline Jerry Forest Global Process Safety...
Develop a Human Performance Modeling System for Process Safety Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Develop a Human Performance Modeling System for Process Safety Operations Emrah Harputlu , Susan Murray, Ray A. Mentzer, and Sam Mannan Mary Kay O'...
Assimilating Design Formulation and Design Review Into a HAZOP (For certain types of capital projects, it will happen anyhow, so structure the HAZOP and plan for it) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012There have been numerous guidebooks written for the application of Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Studies [1] to operating facilities and capital...
Flammability Limits of HYDROGEN and ITS MIXTURES with Hydrocarbons In AIR AT Atmospheric and SUB-Atmospheric PRESSURES Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012FLAMMABILITY LIMITS OF HYDROGEN AND ITS MIXTURES WITH HYDROCARBONS IN AIR AT ATMOSPHERIC AND SUB-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES Hai Le, Subramanya Nayak, M...
Integrity Inspection of In-Plant Underground Piping Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Underground piping inside plant boundaries is frequently out-of-sight, out-of-mind. While there exists a wide body of knowledge, mature technology,...
Learning from an Industrial Chemical Perspective Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Learning from an industrial chemical perspective
Are Your Credits Worthy? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Chemical and petrochemical manufacturing processes can be subject to high consequence, low frequency events. Process Safety Management programs are...
A Mechanistic and Experimental Study of the Diethyl Ether Oxidation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012A large number of organic compounds, such as ethers, spontaneously form unstable peroxides through a self-propagating process of autoxidation (...
Prediction of Corrosion in Pipes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012ABSTRACT AIChE Spring 2012 Meeting Prediction of Corrosion in Pipes Sally Nicola, Victor Carreto, Ray A. Mentzer, M. Sam Mannan Mary Kay O'Connor...
Implementation of a Highly Toxic Materials Management Program Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Process Safety Management (PSM) is defined as the application of management systems and controls (programs, procedures, audits, evaluations) to a...
Safety System Impairments and the Need to Manage Peak Risk Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The catastrophic incident which occurred at Bhopal is often referenced with respect to inherent safety issues. Did intermediate chemicals need to be...
Learning from OSHA Investigations of PSM - regulated Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Learning from OSHA Investigations of PSM - Regulated Operations
Design - Educating the Next Generation of PSM Professionals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Design - PSM Education
Inter-Linkages Between Process Safety and APELL for Accident Prevention and Preparedness Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The Awareness and Preparedness for Emergency at Local Level Programme (APELL) was developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with...
Human Factors and Their Optimization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Weak control of human factors leads directly to error. An error can result in an initiating event of an accident sequence (directly by the mistake...
Improving the Performance of Established PSM Programs Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Many facilities have now implemented and maintained PSM programs for 20 years or more, but these facilities continue to have sometimes serious...
Retired and Dangerous Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012“Planning not to retire is simply not a viable retirement strategy.” — Catherine Collinson, Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies The Hazard...