A Century of Process Safety (Co-sponsored by CCPS and the Safety and Health Division)

This session will bring together noted AIChE process safety professionals to review the history of process safety at AIChE and to highlight the technical and educational accomplishments achieved. This will include a history of the Loss Prevention Symposium, the Safety and Health Division, the Center for Chemical Process Safety, and the Safety And Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) Program. A historical perspective on recent industrial progress, aided by AIChE efforts, will summarize the impact of OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard, EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule, and the Vulnerability Assessments (initiated after the 9/11 terrorist attacks) on the safety programs in the chemical process industry.