Ian Travers | AIChE

Ian Travers

Ian Travers is a principal process safety consultant at Ian Travers Ltd. (Email: ian_travers06@btinternet.com). He recently retired as deputy director from the U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Travers has over 25 years’ experience in regulating chemical and major hazard industries and investigating major incidents to discover the underlying causes. He led the joint HSE and industry response to the major fire and explosion at the Buncefield fuel depot in the U.K. and established the UK Process Safety Leadership Group. He holds the Institution of Chemical Engineers’ Franklin Medal for his contribution to process safety and has a BSc occupational health and safety from Open Univ.