Process Safety Boot Camp Face-to-Face 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).
Battle for the Soul of Process Safety: How to Align the Brain and the Organization to Improve PS Outcomes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017Conventional wisdom holds that the Process Safety Goals of the Organization and the Individual are roughly in tune: the Organization wants to keep PS...
Leadership in Catastrophic Incident Prevention – Using Organizational Data to Assess and Respond to High Reliability Loss Prevention Precursors Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017Catastrophic Incidents usually occur after a series of early warning signals, often subtle, are overlooked. Some organizations have been very...
Recipe for a Complete Process Hazard Analysis – Especially Addressing the Key Demands from US CSB Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) is not a new topic. Surprising, more that 80% of PHAs performed today do not comply with the current interpretations by...
Reducing Process Safety Events – an Approach Proven By Sustainable Results Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017The Dow Chemical Company has significantly reduced the number of Tier 1 Process Safety events from 69 in 2008 to an average of 10 in 2013-2015. This...
Building a Group Process Safety Management System for a Non-Chemical Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017The Umicore (Belgium international company with entities all over the world) organization describes in their vision statement of 2010 and 2015 that â...
2017 AIChE Spring Meeting and 13th GCPS AGILE Award Keynote Address Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017The 2017 AIChE Spring Meeting and 13th GCPS AGILE Keynote Address will be presented by AGILE award recipient John Y. Televantos, Partner, Arsenal Capital Partners.
Dust Explosions Archived Webinar Dec 7, 2016 The danger of combustible dust is present in virtually every facility, including yours. Are you doing everything to possible to mitigate hazards? During the last decade, increased awareness of combustible dust has led to actions by regulators, standard writing organizations, insurers and...
Estimation of an Event Occurrence for LOPA Studies Archived Webinar Nov 30, 2016 Involved in LOPA? Sooner or later, you’ll run into a problem that has never before occurred in your plant. Find out what to respond. In 60 minutes, you’ll learn how to develop a measure of the frequency or failure rate of an event when the historical information includes no occurrences of the event...
Sponsored Webinar: Managing the Lifecycle of Independent Protection Layers Archived Webinar Oct 26, 2016 Learn how managing the entire lifecycle of Independent Protection Layers will ensure effectiveness, auditability and independence. This Provenance Consulting-sponsored webinar reviews the current standards and industry practices for IPL management and how to assess the effectiveness of their...
Keys to Excellence in the Practice of Process Engineering Archived Webinar Oct 20, 2016 Process engineering lies at the heart of many industries and is critical to their success. The chemical engineering classes you took as an undergraduate provided you with the basic tools required to practice process engineering. Yet to be truly effective as a process engineer, you must understand...
Using Ethics to Support Excellence in Reliable and Safe Operations Archived Webinar May 4, 2016 Working to improve your organization and achieve excellence? Trans-formation begins with an understanding of the relationship between ethics, safety and good operations. In 60 minutes, you’ll learn how ethics, safety and operations are intertwined in your workplace and what to look for when working...
Atmospheric Tank Failures: Mechanisms and an Unexpected Case Study Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Most of the literature on catastrophic failures of low pressure tanks focuses on the ignition of explosive mixtures in the vapor space of those tanks...
State-Based Control and the Value Delivered from the Initial Design through the Operating Life of the Facility Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016This paper examines the attributes of state based control and the value delivered to manufacturing from the initial design through the operating life...
CSB Investigation of the West Fertilizer Explosion and Fire Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016
Manage Risk and Improve Production Start-up of Capital Projects Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016In the final phases of a capital project, there are periods of high risk and several opportunities to shorten the time to full, on-spec production...
Beyond Compliance Auditing: Drill 'til You Find the Pain Points and Release the Pressure! Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016In Failure to Learn: the BP Texas City Refinery Disaster, 1 the author, Andrew Hopkins, explores the concept of Mindful Leadership and the importance...
New CCPS Guideline Book: Guidelines for Recognizing and Responding to Normalization of Deviation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016This paper outlines the content of a new CCPS guidelines book entitled Guidelines For Recognizing And Responding To Normalization Of Deviation. As...
Revitalizing Auditing Practices - One Company's Journey Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Auditing can become a mundane and unsuccessful task when done repeatedly the same way by the same personnel. Auditors can get ‘stuck in a rut’ and...
Assessing Potential Damage Mechanisms and Selecting Effective Inspection & Testing Methodology for Fixed Equipment Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Assessing Potential Damage Mechanisms and Selecting Effective Inspection & Testing Methodology for Fixed Equipment Ensuring that process fixed...
The Change Accelerator: Integrating Operability and Reliability into Your Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Abstract Outline The call to action: Investing in systems and structures to improve reliability will not be effective without engaging the...
Steam System Control and Optimization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Control of the overall steam system in a refinery or a large petrochemical plant can be one of the most difficult automation challenges, yet one of...
Inherently Safe Design for Vertical Knock-out Drums and Vapor/Liquid Separators Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016IN GAS PROCESSING AND LNG PRODUCTION, LARGE DIAMETER VERTICAL COMPRESSOR SUCTION DRUMS AND VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATORS ARE COMMON. THE LIQUID LEVEL IN...
Best Practices for Performing Data Mining from Unstructured Data for Mechanical Integrity Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Mechanical integrity program implementations require extensive design and operation data in order to be successful, however the standard methods for...
Intro to Quantitative Risk Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016TBA Copyright © American Institute of Chemical Engineers. All rights reserved.
Quantitative Risk Analysis for Decision Support in Process Plant Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Design of complex technical systems with potential for major accidents, such as nuclear power plants, offshore installations and high hazard process...
Basic Concepts in Risk Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016TBA Copyright © American Institute of Chemical Engineers. All rights reserved.
Using Past Incidents As Leading Indicators for Pipeline Integrity Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Using Past Incidents as Leading Indicators for Pipeline Integrity Management Hao Chen * , Cynthia Spitzenberger, Julie Zhu, Lindsay Deal, and Tone...
Conducting a Human Reliability Assessment to Support PHA and LOPA Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016PHA and LOPA facilitators may struggle with Human Factors and Administrative controls in their team sessions for a variety of reasons. These could...
In-Breathing Requirement for a Tempererd Tank Exposed to Prolonged Sudden Rainfalls Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Low-pressure storage tanks are normally large tanks, which contain huge amounts of product within thin walls, typically made by one metal sheet. Low...
Do You Feel Lucky? or Do You Want to Identify and Manage Safety - Critical Equipment? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Today’s process safety practices are invariably the result of hard lessons learned by industry from major accidents. Process safety management...
Improving Combustion Efficiency, Reliability, and Safety in Large Fired Heaters Utilizing Multiplexed Laser Based Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Operators are often challenged to maintain well-balanced, uniform combustion across a large fired heater in order to optimize efficiency, reliability...
Inherently Safety Quenching of HCN Polymerization with Phosphoric Acid Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) product is stored in tanks at many production facilities. It is capable of self-reaction that could end in explosive...
Dust Explosions - the Nature of the Problem and Practical Measures for Its Control - Including the Requirements of the New NFPA 652 for Dust Hazard Assessment Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Many powders will burn slowly or with difficulty as a layer on a surface, but can explode if dispersed as a cloud. In fact, the vast majority of...
Successfully Managing a Changing Workforce - Application to Process Safety Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Companies worldwide are faced with the difficult challenge of managing workforce change in a time when budgets are tight, pressures to decrease costs...
Safety Practice for Refinery and Petrochemical Plants - During the Major T&I (Turnaround & Inspection) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Safety Practice for Refinery and Petrochemical in the Major T&I Rabigh Refinery and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh), is an integrated...
Case Study on Inspection of Radiant Heater Ethylene Cracker Tubes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016A tube crawler has been developed to quantify the carburization in 25%Cr-35%Ni alloy tubes used in furnaces for ethylene production. Eddy current...
An early lesson and a late night: how I learned the real design expert is the user Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016During my first few weeks as a full-time engineer, safety truly hit home. My co-worker and I had been tasked with working on a fermentation...
Forge Bonding: A Safer Metal Joining Process Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016When planning in-service repairs or enhancements that involve the joining of metals; sparks, flames and even elevated temperatures are a concern for...
Assessing Meticulous Verification Effectiveness Utilizing HAZOP and LOPA Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016In 2011, the Center for Chemical Process Safety initiated work on Vision 20/20. The goal of Vision 20/20 is to demonstrate what perfect process...
Utilizing Ultrasonic in-Line Inspection Technology to Manage Ethylene Furnace Convection Section Reliability Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Ultrasonic technology has been available for decades, but has not been frequently utilized in the inspection of ethylene furnaces, primarily due to...
The New Wave of Alkylation Activity in the U.S. - Economics and Options Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016There is a new wave of interest in alkylation projects currently in the U.S. Butanes are in cheap supply and octane value is high. Economics are...
Flameless Vent Testing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Flameless vents were developed and marketed for the first time over 25 years ago. The technology has evolved and been applied effectively in a wide...
Modelling and Validation of Dispersion Following an Instantaneous Vapor or Two-Phase Release from a Pressurized Vessel Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Hazardous flammable and/or toxic materials are often stored in pressurised vessels. This paper deals with the modelling of the dispersion following...
NFPA Combustible Dust Standards - 2016 Update Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Every year, destructive and deadly dust-related fires and explosions affect a wide range of industries around the globe. In the United States alone,...
CSB Recommendations: Gems, Gewgaws, and Buried Treasure Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) was authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) and began operation in 1998...
Prevention of Combustible Dust Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016This tutorial emphasizes the technical understanding of combustible dust phenomena. It will enable attendees to better understand combustible dust...
Risk Based Process Safety Program in R & D Facility Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Research & Development facility comprises of pilot plants & laboratories which are designed & constructed to perform new experiments/...
A Call to Action: Understanding the Key Driver for Continual Process Safety Performance Improvement Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016A well-established design concept for management systems is the continual improvement life cycle involving the steps: Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)...
Transient Large-Scale Chlorine Releases in the Jack Rabbit II Field Tests: Near Source Release Data and Preliminary Analysi Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Sponsored by the Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of...
Improving Learning through Interactive Case Studies Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Tragically, there is no shortage of case studies available to share learnings from catastrophic incidents across many industries, but we do not seem...
Vapor Cloud Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016TBA Copyright © American Institute of Chemical Engineers. All rights reserved.
Design Considerations for Oily Water Lift Stations at Refineries Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Oily water, a mixture of hydrocarbon residues and water, is contaminated water released during normal operations at an oil refinery. An oily water or...
Who's Afraid of Combustible Dust? - an Update on Electrical Area Classification Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016The NEC has included the Zone system for electrical area classification since 2005, however the major NFPA dust standards have purposefully...
Risk Criteria Selection and the Impacts on the LOPA Process Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016In the CCPS book Layer of Protection Analysis – Simplified Process Risk Assessment, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is initially described as...
Combustible Dust Hazard Assessment: A Risk Based Approach Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016A CCPS Concept Book on performing Combustible Dust Hazard Assessments (CDHA) will be published later this year. This book is not meant to duplicate...
Feasibility Study for Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Optical Gas Imaging Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Infrared (IR) cameras have been used extensively to detect hydrocarbon leaks from process equipment for both process safety and environmental...
Evaluating the Effect of Obstruction Separation Distance on Flammable Gas Dispersion Using FDS Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016When Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models are used for field siting studies on gas-handling facilities, the separation distance between...
Importance of Accurate, Consistent Implementation of Pressure Relief and Disposal System Standards and Guidelines Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Pressure relief and effluent handling systems design, installation, and operation is based on published industry codes, standards, recommended...
The Use of hiTRAN Wire Matrix Technology for the Size Reduction of Heavy Crude Heat Exchangers in Separation Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016The flow characteristics of heavy crude oils make them difficult to process with conventional refining equipment. Heating and cooling capacity is...
The Eye-Opener: Communicating Facility Siting Findings to Upper Management Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Upon completion of a Facility Siting study, the critical path forward is acceptance from Upper Management on the remediation plan. Using an example...
Quantification of Double Contingencies in Overpressure Design Philosophy By Fault Tree Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016The design of relief systems, specifically relief valve sizing, remains a crucial factor in mitigating the consequences of overpressure accidents in...
Considering External Fire to be a Non-Applicable Overpressure Scenario Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016An external fire is usually considered an applicable overpressure scenario as the necessary elements to fuel the ignition of a fire are almost always...
PSM/RMP Modernization Programs in California - New Developments and Correlation to Evolution at the Federal Level Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Paper 396953, presented at the 2015 Global Congress on Process Safety, provided a snapshot of "Changes in the PSM/RMP Regulatory Framework (...
An "Intolerable" Risk: Applying the UK Environmental Risk Assessment Methodology to Freedom Industries, WV Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016The Environmental Equivalent of a Fatality: Had the UK's Environmental Risk Assessment Methodology Been Applied to Freedom Industries in West...
Security and Risk Mitigation: Practical and Cost-Effective Solutions By the U.S. Nuclear Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Two major events have occurred in the last 20 years which have profoundly affected the U.S. nuclear industry – the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 and...
Human Reliability and Process Safety Metrics: Considerations from an Abnormal Situation Management Perspective Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016The ASM Consortium conducted a series of studies investigating the role of operations practice failures in major process safety incidents. The...
Update on OSHA PSM RAGAGEP Guidance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Abstract RAGAGEP in PSM Enforcement (RAGAGEP 201) James R. Lay, PE Lisa A. Long Mike L. Marshall, PE Jeffrey J. Wanko, PE In 2015 OSHA issued...
Retrofit of Non-Structural Components on Buildings Subjected to Blast Loading Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Structures in chemical and petrochemical facilities are often located in areas that may be subjected to blast loading. Building in those areas...
Dynamic Barrier Management - Addressing the Reality Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Barrier-based safety programs are increasingly being used to manage high hazard facilities safely. Typical tools include bow tie diagrams which map...
Safer and Smarter Sulfiding of Hydrotreating Catalysts Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Catalyst sulfiding (aka "presulfiding") is a critical step to ensure that hydrotreating catalysts perform as designed after startup. In order to...
Practical Risk Based Approach to Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling System Design Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Recent updates to pressure relief system design RAGAGEP include provision for risk based overpressure protection. Although risk based approaches are...
Is a Two-Inch Hole Adequate for a Siting Study? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016For several decades now, many consequence-based siting assessments (e.g., API RP 752) have relied upon a two-inch hole to represent what is termed a...
Managing Alarms to Support Operational Discipline Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Process alarms are frequently cited as a safeguard in a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and an Independent Protection Layers (IPL) in a Layer of...
Fault Propagation Analysis and Causal Fault Diagnosis for Petrochemical Plant Based on Granger Causality Test Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016Abstract: Petrochemical plants have becoming increasingly large and automatic. There exist strong interdependencies between various units. Once any...
Process Safety: The Culture of Management System Design, Implementation, and Sustainability Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 12, 2016With promulgation of the PSM Standard 29 CFR 1910.119, OSHA mandated that a management system comprised of several well-defined elements be...
Sustainable Productivity and Zero Harm in Practice Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016With each passing generation, the world seems to become a better place to live in. What seemed to be an unimaginable goal/impossible task yesterday,...
Catastrophic Domino Effect from Projection of Fragments Associated with Spherical Vessel Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016The domino effect related to the projection of fragments in an industrial environment occurs when an element of a system, such as a chemical vessel,...
La Educacion EN Seguridad De Procesos Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016LA EDUCACION EN SEGURIDAD DE PROCESOS Karina Isabel Peñaflor 1 , 1 Pan American Energy LLC Alem 1180 - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires...
Shelter-in-place Design Considerations - How Safe is Safe Enough? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016Facilities with potentially significant toxic and/or flammable hazards often establish shelter-in-place locations (SIPs) in order to mitigate risks...
The Newly Developed High Pressure Ratio Compressor for the Olefins Market Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016The current pressure on cost calls for new technologies that can simplify and reduce the number of compressor bodies installed as well as saving...