Process Safety Boot Camp Public (classroom) CourseOffered in North America, this intensive and highly interactive 4-day course trains chemical engineers in the fundamentals of Process Safety. Taught...
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) CCPS was established in 1985 to focus on engineering and management practices that can prevent and mitigate catastrophic accidents involving release of hazardous materials. CCPS is supported by sponsors in the chemical and hydrocarbon process industries and active worldwide via conferences, books, databases, education, research, and more.
2nd CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety November 3-5, 2015Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThe 1st Global Summit on Process Safety held in Mumbai on December 2014 was a great success. The theme of the conference is based on Vision 2020, developed by the Center for Chemical Process Safety and is supported by the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP).
Methodology for Evaluation of Management of Safety Barries for Major Hazard Accidents Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Evaluation of Management of Safety Barries for Major Hazard Accidents The last accidents in the process industries have demonstrated and intensified...
Modeling of Ground Flare Pits Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012New LNG liquefaction facilities have been configured to include large ground flares to allow for the safe combustion of large volumes of combustible...
Modeling of Underground Hydrogen Pipelines Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Hydrogen is a critical component in the production of cleaner fuels. Underground pipelines provide a safe, reliable supply of hydrogen to refineries...
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...
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
HAZID and risk assessment on ultra-large crude oil tank Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012HAZID and risk assessment on ultra-large crude oil tank
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”...
Process Safety Management Plus or Minus 20 Years - What I Wish I'd Known 20 Years Ago and What We Can't Wait Another 20 Years to Learn Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Process Safety Management Plus or Minus 20 Years - What I Wish I'd Known 20 Years Ago and What We Can't Wait Another 20 Years to Learn Abstract of...
Fatal Exposure: Tragedy At DuPont Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012This investigation by the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) provides unique lessons in process safety. Three...
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,...
Source Term Modeling of Vapor Cloud Formation During a Cryogenic Liquid Spill Based on a Boiling Model by CFD Method Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012The formation of a flammable vapor cloud following a spill of cryogenic liquids, such as ammonia and LNG (liquefied natural gas), on a ground or...
Evaluation of Dispersion Models for LNG Siting Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012The federal safety standards for LNG facilities under 49 CFR Part 193 approves the use of specific dispersion models for performing vapor-gas...
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...
Flash Fire From a Hot Combustible Liquid Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012A truck driver loading a tanker was fatally injured in a flash fire. The accident occurred at the loading rack of a petroleum refinery. The truck...
NOx Risk Mitigation for the Co-Feeding of Natural Gas to the Sasol CTL Complex Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Natural gas has been a co-feedstock to the reformers in the Sasol CTL complex since 2004. A more beneficial way is to re-route natural gas to the...
Process Safety Management Training for New Engineers -Spanish Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Process Safety training for new engineers
How to Safely Operate Multifunctional Pilot Plants - A Case Study At the Dow Chemical Co Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Located at Dow's Freeport, Texas site, the B-4000 Multifunctional Pilot Plant has safely supported diverse research initiatives related to the...
Study on performance-based safety spacing between ultra-large oil tanks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Study on performance-based safety spacing between ultra-large oil tanks
The optimum design of LNG tank farm layout Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012The optimum design of LNG tank farm layout
Structure of Process Safety in the Operating Plants ñ Leaders of Management and Analysis of Risks and Impacts-Portuguese Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Structure of process safety portuguese version
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 (...
BLEVE Overpressure: Small Scale Experiments and Multi-Scale Comparison with Literature Survey of Blast Wave Modeling Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The most dangerous accident that can occur in storage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is the boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE). The...
Piping Life Extension Through Assured Mechanical Integrity of CUI Prone Piping At Dow Hydrocarbons Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The purpose of Dow's Global Mechanical Integrity Safety Standard is to ensure that equipment used to process, store or handle chemicals are designed...
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM): Detection & Protection in the Petrochemical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012This paper discusses sources of Radon commonly encountered in the petrochemical industry. Several topics are discussed including: instrumentation...
Controlling Mechanisms of Dust Layer Ignition and Flame Propagation in Dust Clouds Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Initiation and propagation of dust deflagrations are extremely complex phenomena due to the interaction between solid particles and the gaseous flame...
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/...
Rapid Water Testing for Volatile Organic Compounds Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Rapid water testing for volatile organic compounds
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...
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...
One Company's near Miss Program - Successes, Learning, and Improvements Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Abstract For 8 th Global Congress on Process Safety (Process Plant Safety Symposium) April 2012 One Company's Near Miss Program - Successes, Learning...
Using Alarms As a Layer of Protection Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Alarms and operator response are one of the first layers of protection in preventing a plant upset from escalating into a hazardous event. This...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Case Histories on Inherent Safety and Risk Reduction Amid Risk Aversion Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012This paper explains several experiences in inherent safety where, despite substantial progress in the reduction of risk, the public or regulators...
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...
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...
Cracking Furnace Gasket Selection, A Key Factor in Furnace Life Extension Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Flanges on ethylene cracking furnaces are necessary for proper maintenance, and offer specific challenges in terms of leakage avoidance and safety...
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...
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...
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...
Application of the Anti-Sloshing Blanket to LNG Carriers and FLNG Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Sloshing is long problematic issue on achieving safety and reliability of LNG carriers and FLNG if the liquid level is below at a certain point in...
Streamlining PHAs with Pre-Population, Pre-Work, and Creativity Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012This presentation and paper will focus on how PHAs can be conducted using a minimal amount of resources, while still maintaining high quality results...
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...
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...
Preserving Feed Composition Effects Downstream of An Open Level in a DMCplus Controller Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The FS-1 Fractionator is a natural gas fractionation unit which separates natural gas liquids into ethane, propane, butane and C5P. The process...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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 (...
Lab-HIRA: Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis for Chemical Research Laboratories Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The combination of hazard identification and risk analysis is an organized effort to pinpoint weaknesses in the design and operation of processes...
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...
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...
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)...
Eliminating Difficult Start Ups with State Based Controls Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Some processes are just difficult to start up. Every year, significant production is lost due to start up delays, product quality issues after...
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...
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...
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
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...
Propagation of a Vapor Cloud Detonation from a Congested Into An Uncongested Area Demonstration Test and Impact on Blast Load Prediction Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The potential for a deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) to occur in an unconfined vapor cloud explosion (VCE) with high reactivity flammable...
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
Hydrogen Membrane Technology for Ethylene Production Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012HYDROGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR ETHYLENE PRODUCTION U. (Balu) Balachandran, T. H. Lee, C. Y. Park, and S. E. Dorris Energy Systems...
Open Innovation At Fortune 500's and What Small Companies Should Know When Doing a Deal Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Open Innovation at Fortune 500's and what Small Companies should know when doing a deal
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...
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...
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...
Relief Design for Laboratories and Pilot Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Relief evaluation and system design for laboratories and pilot plants presents unique challenges to the relief designer. Relief devices designed for...
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...
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...
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...
The Connection of Peak Alarm Rates to Plant Incidents and What You Can Do to Minimize Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Even after several years of trying, many plants still struggle with controlling alarm floods. Static rationalization can reduce your average number...
Comparing PHA Review Techniques - A Case History on Review Meeting Dynamics and Missed Hazards Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Complete, thorough, and correct process safety management depends to a large extent on complete, thorough, and correct process hazard identification...
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...
Operator Training Simulators - Nova Chemicals' Experience for Training, Certification, and Other Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The Nova Chemicals Site located in Joffre, AB Canada has numerous gas-cracking olefins units as well as down-stream polyolefins processing plants...
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...
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...