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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Design - Educating the Next Generation of PSM Professionals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Design - PSM Education
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...
Operations Management Panel Discussion Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The intent of this session is to present and develop a framework for management of rotating equipment within the plant. The papers and panel...
Deriving Major Accident Failure Frequencies with a Storybuilder Analysis of Reportable Accidents Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) is used in the Netherlands and the UK for site permitting and land-use planning around industries with dangerous...
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...
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...
Management of Change: Quality Implementation and Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012It is often said that the only thing which is permanent in this world is change. In the process industry, as elsewhere, change is a main lever for...
Explosion Hazards of Multicomponent Combustible Gas Mixtures Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Laminar and turbulent premixed flame burning velocities are two parameters that are sometimes needed to evaluate explosion hazards. There is ample...
How to Effectively Apply Incident Command System (ICS) to Emergency Response Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach typically structured into five functional areas: Command, Operations, Planning,...
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-...
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...
How to Structure a Basic Care Strategy for Rotating Equipment Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Do your operators and management know the real health of your machinery?. Do they depend too much on the alarm notification of the abnormal condition...
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...
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...
Learning from an Industrial Chemical Perspective Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Learning from an industrial chemical perspective
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...
Learning from Major CSB Investigations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 2, 2012Learning from Major CSB Investigations
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Maintenance and Reliability for Chemical Engineers - Part 3: The Tools of Reliability Archived Webinar Jan 30, 2012 Learn about reliability engineers and tools they use to determine failure causes, understand how to deploy resources, and determine the best approach to reliability improvement that impacts their business.
Process Safety for Process Engineers Archived Webinar Jan 26, 2012 Process safety is the most important facet of our jobs as process engineers. Learn how CCPS can support process engineers in their quest to make their processing facilities both more productive and safer.
Maintenance and Reliability for Chemical Engineers—Part 2: Asset Care Principles Archived Webinar Nov 2, 2011 This webinar initially covers our current understanding of how machines fail, focusing on the “bathtub” curves and the randomness of failure. It then goes on to cover what preventative and predictive methods are applied for maintenance care.
Resources, Recommendations and Overcoming Challenges for Integrating Safety Into the Chemical Engineering Curriculum Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Interviews were performed with more than ten instructors and professors who are currently incorporating safety into the chemical engineering...
A Treasure Hunt towards Process Safety In the Unit Operations Laboratory Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Integration of the process safety in the chemical engineering curriculum is a requirement. Several places exist and with a multitude of approaches...
Exposing the Blurry Lines Between Personal Safety and Process Safety Education Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Chemical engineering curricula have long been focused on instilling the fundamentals of chemical engineering science in undergraduates and advancing...
Maintenance and Reliability for Chemical Engineers - Part 1: The Evolution to Asset Management Archived Webinar Aug 3, 2011 The series covers the key points of Asset Management for the process engineering and mechanical professional faced with asset life challenges across all manufacturing industries.
LIKELIHOOD of IGNITION of RELEASED FLAMMABLES: CCPS Book—Scope, Status, and Relationship to Other CCPS Books Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011When a flammable material is released from process equipment, the result may be a fire, an explosion, or the release may simply dissipate with no...
Acid Release From Catalyst Tanks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011This is the story of how the cumulative effects of several seemingly innocent changes to a catalyst system resulted in a near miss Process Safety...
A Frequency Based Approach to Hole Size Selection for Consequence Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011When performing a consequence based facility siting study, it is often necessary to choose a criteria for the maximum credible hole size that is the...
What to Do When Nothing Has Happened? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011Often during a Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) or a Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) study, historical information indicates no occurrences of a...
Fatal Explosion Caused by An Intermittently-Used Fuel Gas Piping System Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011A fatal explosion occurred at a foundry during a routine test of an intermittently used propane standby system. Just prior to the explosion,...
The Challenge to Implement and Maintain An Effective PSM Program Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011While researching to develop responses to help a client respond to OSHA citations, we discovered a presentation to the same industry segment from...
Risk Assessment of a Propane Storage Sphere: Maintain or Decommission? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011Ten years ago, the authors were asked to assist a utility with a risk management decision. Specifically, the utility was considering whether they...
An Update on OSHA's PSM National Emphasis Programs Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011Since 2007, OSHA has initiated two major National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) in process safety. The Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management NEP (...
Good Engineering Practices - Inspection and Test Frequencies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011The "Process Safety Management" standard of the Occupational Safety and Health Act [OSHA] requires that "The frequency of inspections and tests of...
Lessons Learned From Inspection 25,000 Upstream Oil and Gas Wells and Associated Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011The inclusion of oil and gas wells sites and associated production facilities in OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations stems from a 1998...
QRA Method for Land-Use Planning around on-Shore Oil and Gas Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011In the Dutch legislative context, facilities that handle or store large amounts of hazardous substances must carry out a quantitative risk analysis (...
PSM Metrics Impact on Process Safety Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011Several years ago our facility recognized the need to expand from a PSM Program managed by a small group to a PSM Culture owned by the full facility...
Implementing Process Safety In Petrochemical Complex - 20 Years of History In Camacari, Brazil Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 15, 2011The objective of this paper is to share the lessons learned during 20 years of implementing a safety culture in Camaçari Petrochemical Complex,...
Incident Investigation- Addressing Common Oversights Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Principles of incident investigation may be used in daily process troubleshooting and near miss events to identify root cause. Identifying and...
Can Functional Testing Be Replaced by Inspection After Demands? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Safety instrumented systems are used to reduce the risk of major accidents in the process industry. To claim a certain risk reduction from such...
Effect of Physical Properties of Particulates on Fires and Dust Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011There has been a dramatic approach in the way we are implementing process safety guidelines and standards for combustible. This is particularly true...
Near Miss Reporting Behavior and the Safety Climate – A Scenario-Based Study Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011In the aftermath of the March, 2005 incident at BP's Texas City Refinery, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board cited concerns about ?the effectiveness of...
Using the HAZOP Study and LOPA to Generate Ideas for Inherently Safer Designs Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Fundamental changes in a chemical process are most cost-effective at early stages of a design, and specific Inherently Safer Design evaluations are...
How to Develop Effective Safety Training? A Lifecycle Approach Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Safety training is one of the most important tools for upgrading the safety level and for minimizing the likelihood and the consequences of accidents...
Ignition of Dust Layers by Mechanical Sparks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Dust explosions represent a considerable safety risk in process industry. Statistical records of dust explosions show that 32.7 % of these explosions...
Implementation of PSM In Capital Projects Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011It is critical to embed Process Safety Management in the capital project system to help achieve a safe start-up. This is the foundation for assuring...
Evaluation of Spring Operated Pressure Relief Valve Maintenance Intervals and Extension of Maintenance Times Using a Weibull Analysis with Modified Bayesian Updating Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The Savannah River Site (SRS) spring operated pressure relief valve (SORV) maintenance intervals were evaluated using an approach provided by the...
Inherently Safer Design – Not Only about Reducing Consequences! Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Process risk is a function of both the likelihood of occurance of an incident, and of the consequences of the incident. There is a common perception...
LOPA – Validating Human IPLs and Ies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a simplified risk assessment method that provides an order of magnitude estimate of the risk of a potential...
An Analysis of CSB Investigation Reports for Inherent Safety Learnings Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent, nonregulatory federal organization in the United States dedicated to...
A Key Factor In Hazardous Processes: Safety Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The significance of Safety Culture is becoming increasingly recognized as a key factor to achieve the safe operation of hazardous processes. This...
Inherent Safety In Front End Engineering Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The best time to apply the principles of inherent safety is during the early stages of a design. In particular it is at the early stages that the ?...
Improving Process Safety Culture: An Audit Checklist for Effective First Line Supervision Based on Common Operations Failure Modes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The Abnormal Situation Management® Consortium funded a study to investigate common failure modes and root causes associated with operations practices...
A Work Process for Revalidating LOPAs and Other Risk Analyses Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The Chemical Process Industry (CPI) has long recognized the necessity of periodically revalidating Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), such as Hazard and...
How to Efficiently Perform the Hazard Evaluation Required for Non-Routine Modes of Operation (Startup, Shutdown, Online Maintenance) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Process safety is about controlling risk of failures and errors; controlling risk is primarily about reducing the risk of human error. All elements...
Guidelines for Identifying and Mitigating Thermal Hazards of Sustainable Materials Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Sustainable materials and technologies (a.k.a. ?Green?) are those that are ?delivered with progressively less negative impact upon the Earth.?...
High-Fidelity Dynamic Modeling of Depressurizing Vessels and Flare Networks to Improve Safety and Reduce CAPEX Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The use of dynamic modeling for relief system design can result in a considerable reduction in capital expenditure while simultaneously improving...
CFD Modeling Applications to Hydrogen Vehicle Explosion Safety Studies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The introduction of alternate fuel vehicles leads to new safety challenges. This is particularly relevant in the case of hydrogen vehicles, as...
Analysis of Independent Protection Layers Used In Three Typical Chemical Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Independent protection layers (IPLs) used to mitigate most severe consequences are analyzed for three chemical processes: Olefins, Low-density...
Strong Reporting Culture as Stepping Stone to Continuously Drive Safety Performance Improvement Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011This session will review the leading indicator research findings drawn from analyzing a large Energy and Chemicals industry data set. The source of...
Management of Change (MOC) Basics for Plant Engineers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011The essentials of Management of Change (MOC) for plant engineers will be presented. The meaning of MOC will be explained and its central role in safe...
Systematic Workforce Involvement In Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Workforce involvement is an essential element of effective process safety management. This paper will describe proven methods of workforce...
Two-Phase Jet Releases and Droplet Dispersion: Rainout Experiments and Model Validation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Many accidents involve two-phase releases of hazardous chemicals into the atmosphere. Rainout results in reduced concentrations in the remaining...
Specifying Reliability Performance to Meet PSM Expectations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 14, 2011Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs are two of the fourteen elements that the Process Safety Management (PSM)...