The CCPS booth at ACHEMA 2018
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) has been busy this summer and fall organizing conferences throughout the world, participating in a workshop on extreme weather planning hosted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and conducting process safety faculty workshops throughout the US.
In addition to those events, CCPS has signed two memorandums of understanding with the Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (SYRICI) and the Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC).
ACHEMA 2018
CCPS organized a session on process safety case studies during the ACHEMA 2018 congress which was held June 13, 2018. The session was attended by 60 process safety experts and students. Shakeel Kadri, CCPS executive director, welcomed the attendees, and European representatives from CCPS member and non-member companies presented process safety case studies. Presentations were given by Herve Vaudrey (DEKRA), Jan Weckx (Monsanto), Jenny Wang (CCPS staff consultant), Dries Goossens (Siemens) and Paul McCulloch (CGE Risk Management).
In addition, CCPS and AIChE had a booth at the exhibition of the ACHEMA 2018 where staff gave an overview on their numerous offers and activities in the field of process safety and chemical engineering.
Learn more about CCPS Europe activities or contact Horst Massong.
NJDEP Meeting
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection hosted a workshop on extreme weather planning on June 21, 2018. The workshop was attended by about 75 attendees from various industries across the state. The attendees had a keen interest in the lessons learned from Hurricanes Sandy and Harvey. CCPS was represented by Dr. Anil Gokhale. Additional panel participants included CSB, EPA, CITGO, Chemours, AcuTech & Infineum.
MOU Signed Between CCPS and SYRICI
Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (SYRICI), as a subordinate company of Sinochem Group, visited CCPS and AIChE headquarters in New York City on August 7, 2018. While here, SYRICI signed an MOU with the following agreed-to principles:
- Explore cooperation in draft and establish guidelines for fine chemicals process safety, which is suitable for Chinese chemical situations.
- Sinochem Group has the advantages of fine chemicals production with big capacity. As the leading process safety organization in China, SYRICI has distinct advantages for fine chemical process safety. SYRICI will cooperate with CCPS and increase CCPS participation in fine chemicals safety in China.
- Conduct further cooperation in other areas of chemical process safety, such as fine chemical process safety conferences and personnel training.
Following the meeting, SYRICI joined CCPS as a member.
8th CCPS Latin American Conference on Process Safety (LACPS)
The 8th CCPS Latin American Conference on Process Safety (LACPS), co-organized by ARPEL, is part of CCPS' worldwide effort to prevent major accidents through promoting lifelong learning as well as continual improvement in process safety. The 8th Latin American Conference on Process Safety (LACPS) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 10-13, 2018. The conference had over 320 attendees, with its pre-conference workshop attracting an audience of 140 people.
The Executive Director of AIChE, June Wispelwey, attended the event and spoke about the AIChE UPSLI program. Additionally, Dr. Kristen Kulinowski, the Interim Executive Authority and Board Member of the CSB, presented at the conference. The conference’s technical sessions ranged from cybersecurity to risk management. The sessions were conducted in English and Spanish with simultaneous translations.
3rd Annual Regional Canadian TSC Meeting
The 3rd Annual Regional Canadian TSC Meeting was held in Calgary on September 20, 2018. A record 57 people registered for the meeting. 23 total companies attended, eight being Canadian CCPS Member companies, and two non-regionally based CCPS members (Shell and Jensen Hughes). The meeting agenda was very well received and created a lot of activity during the Q&A as well as positive feedback post-meeting.
Topics included a very interesting presentation from Strathcona County on the use of MIACC Guidance for Land-Use Planning, a talk presented by CNRL on foam chambers for tank tire protection, technical performance standard, CCPS staff presentations, and incident sharing, just to name a few.
6th China Conference on Process Safety
The 6th China Conference on Process Safety was organized by the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), China University of Petroleum, and the China Chemical Safety Association. This conference took place September 27-28, 2018 and attracted more than 400 attendees from more than 15 countries.
On day one of the conference, renowned worldwide process safety experts presented 14 keynote presentations surrounding the conference theme of process safety around the world. On day two of the conference, four simultaneous session were combined with 56 presentations delivered by process safety experts from industry, academia, and government.
Conference presentation topics included LOPA & SIS, risk analysis and management, mechanical integrity, best practices, and many more.
CCPS Faculty Workshops
Our Process Safety Faculty Workshops, as part of the Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative, provide educators with the tools needed to integrate process safety into their curricula and prepare students for careers in the chemical engineering industry. This year's workshops were hosted and sponsored by BASF, Chemours, Chevron, Dow Chemical, and Lyondell Basell.
CCPS Asia Pacific Regional TSC Meeting - Singapore
The CCPS Asia Pacific Regional TSC Meeting - Singapore was held October 2, 2018 at the Hotel Carlton, Singapore, and was sponsored by CCPS members Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (PCS) and Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC).
The meeting was very well attended with 60 delegates from various companies in the Asia Pacific Region and focused on lessons learned from recent past incidents related to process safety. Speakers from leading companies in the Asia Pacific Region included PCS, Petronas, Mitsubishi, Air Products, Ecolab, PSRG, DuPont, and Micron Semiconductor shared their experience, knowledge, and case studies related to process safety.
CCPS executive director Shakeel Kadri facilitated the meeting. The feedback from attendees was very complimentary.
MOU Signed between CCPS and SCIC
A memorandum of understanding was signed between CCPS and Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC) on October 1, 2018 to co-organize the 5th CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety to be held in Singapore on October 22-23, 2019.
CCPS India Regional TSC Meeting
CCPS India Regional TSC Meeting was held on October 4, 2018 at Hotel Lalit, Mumbai. The meeting was sponsored by CCPS member company DNV GL. The meeting was very well attended by 45 delegates from various companies in the Asia Pacific Region and focused on lessons learned from recent past incidents related to process safety.
Speakers from leading companies in India and Qatar included GAIL (India), HMEL, Reliance Industries, HPCL, BPCL, ONGC-OPaL, Huntsman & Deccan Fine Chemicals. Each company shared experiences, knowledge and case studies related to process safety. CCPS executive director Shakeel Kadri facilitated the meeting, and feedback from attendees was very positive.
CCPS member company Hindustan Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) donated seven CSB videos translated into the Hindi language and will be translating more CSB videos in the future.
Women in Process Safety Featured in Process Safety Progress
In the September issue of Process Safety Progress, John Murphy, PE, Ron Willey, PHD, and Tracy Carter, PHD, authored an article titled “Women in Process Safety.” This article contains 15 interviews with prominent women in process safety who are associated with CCPS and/or AICHE in some capacity. These are but a handful of women who have been making a difference throughout their careers. Many others, not listed here, have made significant contributions throughout their professional lives, and we honor them as well. We are grateful to all women who have made a difference and look forward to the women of the future who will make significant contributions towards the betterment of process safety.