A Leader's Tactical Approach to Influence Changes in Process Safety Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Following the Texas City disaster and the subsequent publishing of “Failure to Learn”, many companies were awakened to the idea that their top...
Perspectives on Ragagep Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practice or RAGAGEP is a fundamental building block of OSHA's PSM standard. OSHA has announced...
Impact of DDT on FPSO Explosion Risk Assessment Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014In recent explosion accidents on onshore petrochemical facilities, it has been concluded that a deflagration-to-detonation-transition (DDT) took...
What Should Leaders be Held Accountable for When It Comes to PSM Performance? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014What should leaders be held accountable for when it comes to PSM Performance? Accountability is much easier to describe than to create or instill...
Vinyl Chloride Monomer Explosion Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 20142007 LPS best paper
Walk the Line Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Walk the Line Jerry Forest Global Process Safety Manager Celanese 225 E. John Carpenter Freeway Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75234 (214) 417-1920 Jerry...
Risk Adverse or Risk Ad Nauseam Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014The use of risk management techniques and tools has become more common place in the past few decades, but have we really learned how to use them...
Engaging Senior Management In Process Safety: A Case History Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014Traditional PowerPoint style presentations are good for transferring information but were not found to be an effective medium for engaging senior...
Hurricane Ike Recovery - Electrical & Instrument Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike struck the Texas-Louisiana Coast causing severe damage to local chemical plant facilities and communities. This...
Influence of Customers on PSM Programs - Hitting a Moving Target Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014What responsible organization does not aim for continual improvement in their PSM program? Lack of resources, lack of commitment, or even conflicting...
Are Unconfined Hydrogen Vapor Cloud Explosions Credible? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2014A question is frequently raised by owner/operators of chemical processing and refinery sites as to whether unconfined hydrogen vapor cloud explosions...
Understand the Main Scenarios and Hazards and How Its Controls Are Being Managed Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014The objective of this project done in Braskem Company, that has 25 sites in Brazil, 5 sites in USA and 2 sites in Germany was analyze the current...
Enabling Performance Management - Producing Vs. Collecting Metrics Data Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014The topic of Process Safety metric selection has been widely discussed. Yet, some organizations still feel inadequate with their Process Safety...
Process Safety Culture - Making This a Reality Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014There is a lot of attention on Process Safety Culture. Many implementers see this as an intangible attribute of a company or site. Others see this as...
Influence of Wind Direction on Gas Detector Allocation in Offshore Production Unit Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014One of the most successful mitigation measures against hydrocarbon leaks in offshore platforms is the installation of gas detector systems. A...
Generalized Laguerre Reduction of the Volterra Kernel for Practical Identification of a MIMO System Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014The Volterra series can be used to model a large subset of nonlinear, dynamic systems. A major drawback is the number of coefficients required model...
Mechanical Integrity 101 for Process Safety Professionals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014This paper prepares you to evaluate your existing practices versus recognized codes and standards and then to efficiently improve or develop and...
Steam Trap Maintenance and Design for Energy Optimization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Steam availability is a key resource and constraint in an ethylene plant and where turbines are used for energy optimization. A steam leak and steam...
CO2 BACT Preparation and Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014ABSTRACT AIChE 2014 SPRING CONFERENCE – ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER SOLUTIONS SESSION AUTHORS Joseph W. Guida, PE – Director, Process Technology and...
Searching for the Variables and Modifiers to Safety Climate and Safety Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014
An Optimization Framework for Designing Input Signals for Plant Testing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014The plant test is a critically important step in the development of model-based process controllers such as MPC, since the resulting data becomes the...
Evaluating Licensed Process Technology Leading to Improved Refinery Margin Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014EVALUATING LICENSED PROCESS TECHNOLOGY LEADING TO IMPROVED REFINERY MARGIN ABSTRACT Refinery reconfiguration, expansion or greenfield development...
Tangible Benefits Derived from the Application of the Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Methodology for Process Safety Risk Assessments of Mobile Offshore and Land Drilling Units Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014This paper will demonstrate the tangible benefits derived from the practical application of a rigorous and systematic risk assessment methodology,...
Driving Consistency in the Estimation of Severity Levels in PHA Studies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Driving Consistency in the Estimation of Severity Levels in PHA Studies Marc Guindon, a Chris Wells, a Rich Piette, a Greg Knight, b and Gary...
One company's approach on Relative Ranking of Portfolio of Process Safety Risk Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014At Air Products, we have been managing our portfolio of process safety risk for many years. We have dual risk management mandate: Continually reduce...
ASTM E2931: A New Standard for the Limiting Oxygen Concentration of Combustible Dusts Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Abstract Explosions can be very destructive in industrial and process situations. The mitigation of these devastating effects can be accomplished by...
Implementation of Process Safety Metrics in Wells and Drilling Activities at Petrobras Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Monitoring and analysis of results derived from Process Safety Indicators provide inputs to the continuous improvement process in Safety Management...
Managing Operational Risk in an Enterprise Risk Management Framework Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Chevron has a structured approach to enterprise risk management that is aligned to ISO31000 and consistent with industry best practices including the...
The Path to New Technology Commercialization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014For process developers, the commercialization of new process technology in the Hydrocarbon Processing Industries (HPI) is a difficult and almost...
What do a Trash Disposal Site and a Refinery Share in Common Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014These facts are true about refineries – They are always short of hydrogen They are considered by the local community as a toxic site to be controlled...
Unknown Aspects of Metal Dust Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Dust explosions hazards have been addressed in a number of standards and guidelines aiming at supporting industry to work safely (including NFPA 61,...
PHA Analysis of Loss of Containment Events Involving Fixed Assets Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014PHA Analysis of Loss of Containment Events Involving Fixed Assets Russ Davis, CSP National AIMS MI COE Manager Mistras Group In many cases the PHA...
Typical Elements of Process Safety Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014This paper will present a suggestion of key elements that will provide grants for companies to develop their process safety management system, which...
Creating a Safety Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014
Shale Oil & Gas - Don't Let Communication Mistakes Cause an Accident Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014
Technology Qualification - Two Subsea Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014A project that deploys new technologies needs to be confident that the technology can be implemented successfully and will perform reliably as...
Systematic Analysis and Learning from Process Safety Incidents Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Numerous incidents have occurred in the process industries and caused hundreds of fatalities and injuries. The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has...
Safety Research on Methanol-to-Olefins Process Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014This paper introduces the present situation of methanol to olefin (MTO) process in China, Analyzed the safety technical requirement based on the...
Technology Validation Process for Offshore Gas Fields: A Winding Road Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Technology Validation Process for Offshore Gas fields: A Winding Road Ankur Jariwala Senior Product Manager – Gas Technology Cameron Process Systems...
Design Options for Overfill Protection for Aboveground Atmospheric Tanks - Best Practices Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Overfilling of a tank is an important safety hazard. It may result in loss of tank fluid and potentially severe consequences if the fluid is...
Piper Alpha 25 Years - Progress and Challenges Remaining for the Offshore Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014The Piper Alpha disaster in July 1988 was a wake-up call to the upstream industry that simpler engineering and operational practices were no longer...
Improving Plant Safety - an Operator Centric View on Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Improving Plant Safety - An Operator Centric View on Process Safety Dr.-Ing. Gregor Fernholz, Global Business Development Manager OTS, Invensys,...
Lightning Warning Techniques for Risk Mitigation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Lightning can pose a threat to numerous processes associated with the production and handling of energetic materials and materials that may produce...
How are We Doing? Project 247 - Merging PSM Metrics and Management Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014An approach to help a company reduce duplication of its management efforts as it improves its process safety performance is described in the CCPS...
Where are We Going? Vision 2020 Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014CCPS Vision 2020
How to Influence the Organization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014Process Safety professionals are typically not in the line management organization. Instead, they serve as engineering team members, corporate staff...
C2 Splitter Retray and Control Improvement Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 1, 2014As part of an ethylene production expansion project, C2 splitter trays were restructured in the plant’s turnaround in 2012. This change made a...
Auditing IPLs -- Using Safety Critical Functions Manuals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014The three criteria for an independent layer of protection (IPL) are effectiveness, independence, and auditability. The effectiveness and independence...
Inventory and Fate of Chemical Additives to Improve Plant Reliability Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Chemical additives provide strong benefits to plant operations including the reduction of process upsets resulting from foaming, fouling, emulsions,...
Intrinsic Hazards Assessment: Chemical Reactivity Hazards Assessment for Nitration Processes and Nitrochemicals Handling Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Chemical Reactivity Hazards Assessment for Nitration and Decomposition of Nitrochemicals S. Dharmavaram 1 and R.W. Trebilcock 2 1 E.I. duPont de...
IPL/CMS- Integrity Management of Non-SIS Independent Protection Layers after the LOPA Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Process Safety Topic: IPL/CMS- Integrity Management of Non-SIS Independent Protection Layers after the LOPA The use of the Layers of Protection...
Thermodynamic Release Scenario Modeling and Air Dispersion Modeling for Incident Prevention, Mitigation and Emergency Response Planning at an Acrolein Storage and Transfer Facility Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Acrolein (Acr) is a highly toxic, flammable and reactive chemical widely used in agriculture and oil field chemical formulations. This case study...
Properly Calculate Vessel and Piping Wall Temperatures during Depressuring and Relief Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Determining if a vessel and/or piping component is going to fail under fire exposure and/or from embrittlement is an important factor for consequence...
Application of Common-Cause Failures and Probabilistic Risk Modeling to Assess the Likelihood of Exceeding the Flare Capacity of Multiple LNG Processing Trains Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants operating experience has shown that common-cause events are major elements of shutdown incidents and accidents...
Recent Development in Natural Gas Liquefaction Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014The LNG industry is an ever-changing industry where we face new challenges and solve new problems every day. The shale gas boom, the search of off-...
Leading LOPA Forward: A CCPS Evergreen LOPA Database Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014With the publication of Guidelines for Enabling Conditions and Conditional Modifiers in Layer of Protection Analysis (2013), Guidelines for...
Feedstock Impurities - How to Find Them, If It Is Not Known What They Are ? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014Recently, a number of new feed sources for steam cracking operators have become viable, ranging from ethane extracted from shale gas to the...
Design and Implementation of a Reliable and Cost-Effective Surge and Choke Control System on Centrifugal Compressors Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014The proposed oral presentation will review the steps involved in the design and implementation of a reliable and cost-effective surge control system...
Infiltration Hazards for Building Siting Studies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014While facility siting studies have been a requirement for many years, specifically for facilities that must comply with OSHA’s PSM program, only...
PSM - Just a Job, or a Calling? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014
Developments in EPA's Ethylene Standard Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 31, 2014It has been more than 10 years since the finalization of EPA’s Ethylene Production rules that regulate hazardous air pollutants at ethylene...
Case Studies in Process Safety: Lessons Learned From Software-Related Accidents Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMay 1, 2013Abstract Software often plays a significant role in the safety of complex systems such as those used in the chemical processing and energy production...
Effectiveness of Improvised Gas Absorption Techniques for Emergency Responders At Releases of Toxic Gases Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMay 1, 2013In September 2011 a spill of nitric acid at a galvanic company in Trieben/Austria caused the release of large amounts of nitrous fumes. An IBC tank...
Operational ExcellenceEssential for Success in the 21st Century Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMay 1, 2013Operational Excellence — Essential for Success in the 21 st Century By: John S Mitchell johnsmitchell2@gmail.com The term Operational Excellence is...
Lessons Learned From Fire in Air Supply Ducts Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMay 1, 2013ABSTRACT Submitted for consideration to the 47 th LPS on Oct 31, 2012 Title: Lessons Learned from Fire in Air Supply Ducts Primary author: Al Waller...
Effect of Flammable Cloud Treatment On Predicted Blast Loads Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMay 1, 2013Effect of Flammable Cloud Treatment on Predicted Blast Loads J. Kelly Thomas and Jihui Geng Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants 3330 Oakwell Court...
Blacks Swans, White Swans and Fifty Shades of Grey Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMay 1, 2013Last year at the Global Congress for Process Safety we presented a paper entitled, “Beware of the Black Swan: The Limitations of Risk Analysis for...
High Temperature Imaging Cameras Monitor Ethylene Furnace Operations for Improved Safety and Process Efficiency Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMay 1, 2013The development of explosion-proof high temperature imaging cameras allows for continuous monitoring of ethylene furnace operations. These camera...
Baha Blanca, Argentina. Explosin Catastrfica De Polvo En Un Silo Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013El 13 de marzo de 1985 a las 0.15 horas un incendio en el puerto dio inicio a uno de los accidentes más grandes ocurridos en la República Argentina...
Eight Years After the BP Texas City Accident: An Examination of the Macondo Well Blow Out Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013Eight Years After BP Texas City: An Examination of the Macondo Well Blow Out Please note: This presentaion is presented in Spanish CSB Chairman:...
Operational Discipline: Panacea for Performance? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013Over the last few years, many companies have had an increased focus on implementing or upgrading programs to improve operational discipline (OD) in...
Using New Technology to Ensure Corporate Standards Compliance and Improved Frontline Operational Risk Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013With rising stakeholder expectations on performance, hazardous industries face substantial pressure to deliver sustainable operational improvements,...
Measuring Process Safety Implementation through Assessments and Audits Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013PETRONAS, the national oil company of Malaysia was formed in 1974. Since then, it has transformed into a fully integrated multi-national Oil and Gas...
Operational Discipline assessment during PSM audits Experience of RIL Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)'s Process Safety Management (PSM) audit programme is a critical component of its HSE governance process, which has...
Beyond the 2 Million Safe Hours Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013ABSTRACT In September 2012, WorleyParsons Arctic Business Unit, part of WorleyParsons Western Operations in Southern California, celebrated...
Corrosion At Pipe Supports: Causes and Solutions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013Localized corrosion attack at pipe support areas is a major problem for integrity managers. Offshore, marine and coastal operators, without exception...
Worker Behavior Changing by Dynamic Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013INTRODUCTION The chemical industries need appropriated project of process to control safety and production avoiding accidents and environmental...
Defining and Creating Best Practices Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013The continuous drive for excellence in our industry reaches all segments and disciplines of our organizations. The goal to improve the safety of our...
An Upgraded Definition of Risk Based Process Safety Core Value and Its Impact in Light of Anthropology and Intercultural Communication On Future Evolution of Process Safety Culture & Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 30, 2013The paper unprecedentedly presents an upgraded definition of Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) Core Value, new definition of Process Safety Cultural...
Barrier Diagram (bow tie) Quality Issues for Operating Managers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2013Barrier diagrams (bow ties) are rapidly growing in use in both the onshore and offshore process safety worlds. They are amongst the most powerful...