41st Center for 91成人短视频 Process Safety (CCPS) International Conference
The Center for 91成人短视频 Process Safety (CCPS) International Conference is one of five parallel sessions that comprise the Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS). The CCPS Conference promotes process safety by identifying emerging process safety issues and advancing leading process safety management practices. It is dedicated to managing process safety systematically, locally, regionally and internationally.
Conference Registration will be open soon!
Encouraged topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:
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What Hazard? Successful Approaches to Inherently Safer Design
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Building Process Safety Culture Through Influential and Inspirational Leadership
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Unique Challenges in Change Management - MOC, PSSR, and Operational Readiness
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Effective Management Systems Approaches to Combustible Dust Hazards
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Advances and Innovations to Drive Highly Effective Asset Integrity Programs
CCPS Chair and Vice Chair:
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Brenton Cox and Neal Muller, CCPS_chair@aiche.org
Session Topic Descriptions:
Emerging Technologies in Process Safety Management
This track is focused on development, implementation, management, and application of emerging technologies to identify and mitigate Process Safety risks. One of these emerging technologies is the use of drones for field inspection and asset monitoring to avoid putting workers at risk. Technology solutions involving data integration and analysis are used to assess operational risks and to drive innovative reliability and asset management programs. The introduction of artificial intelligence and machine learning applications to assist in the work conducted by the Process Safety practitioners is also an emerging trend. As these technologies become established, there will be opportunities to improve Process Safety performance, increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and consistency of the work performed by Process Safety practitioners, and in general improve the reliability of Process Safety barriers. Often when catastrophic events occur, the investigations reveal deficiencies in the related management systems and/or individuals being unnecessarily put at risk, and these emerging technologies have the potential to address these deficiencies quickly and drive the next step change in Process Safety performance. With any new technology, there can also be unintended consequences or new risks introduced to an organization that must be considered and addressed. This session seeks papers that explore the new possibilities of technology in process safety management and how these can successfully be deployed in the process industries.
What Hazard? Successful Approaches to Inherently Safer Design
The tool at the top of the Hierarchy of Controls in reducing process safety risk is Inherently Safer Design (ISD) practices. It is easy to understand the principles of ISD (Minimization, Substitution, Moderation and Simplification) but can be challenging to apply them, especially to existing facilities. This session welcomes papers that share approaches that have been developed and implemented to systematically evaluate the opportunities for ISD and to holistically incorporate ISD principles into an organization鈥檚 process safety management practices. Preference will be given to those papers that can support their approach with actual examples of the ISD principles being implemented in new or existing facilities, including different approaches to ISD evaluations during facility Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) reviews. The audience would also have an interest in learning of what approaches are planned to comply with the US EPA Risk Management Program Safer Technologies and Alternatives Analysis (STAA) or other similar regulatory requirements globally.
Building Process Safety Culture Through Influential and Inspirational Leadership
Many times, people think of leadership in the traditional sense of organizational and hierarchical leaders. However, process safety professionals have an obligation to inspire and influence people to do the 鈥渞ight thing鈥� when it comes to process safety. Additionally, how is process safety leadership developed in newer employees as experienced leaders leave the workforce in 鈥渢he great shift change鈥�? This session solicits papers that describe approaches to developing and demonstrating influential and inspirational leadership that drive teams to excellence in process safety, ranging from the individual facility level to the board room. Preference will be given to papers that can connect these leadership programs to demonstrated improvements and/or sustained excellence in process safety indicators.
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Effective hazard identification is the foundation of risk-based process safety. This session seeks papers that highlight practical methods and tools used to support hazard identification at the frontline鈥攚here risks are often first observed and managed. Topics may include techniques for engaging operators and technicians in hazard recognition, visual tools and prompts, and integration of human performance insights into HIRA activities. Abstracts that explore uncommon or emerging hazards, or that present novel approaches to identifying and assessing risks in complex or evolving environments, are also encouraged.
Unique Challenges in Change Management - MOC, PSSR, and Operational Readiness
Change management is a foundational element of process safety, yet organizations often face unique and evolving challenges in implementing and sustaining effective programs. This session seeks papers that explore management system approaches to managing change across the lifecycle鈥攆rom Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) to Operational Readiness. Topics of interest include strategies for simplifying complex workflows, ensuring timely and risk-informed decision-making, and maintaining cross-functional engagement. Submissions that address how to avoid 鈥減aralysis by analysis,鈥� improve visibility and accountability, and embed change management into daily operations are encouraged. Case studies, lessons learned, and innovative practices that demonstrate measurable improvements in change management effectiveness are especially welcome.
Factoring Human Performance into Process Safety
Human performance continues to be a critical factor in reducing process safety incidents, but what comes next in applying what we know? This session seeks papers that explore how organizations are advancing the integration of human performance considerations into process safety management systems. Topics of interest include incorporation of human performance into hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA), safe work practices, operating procedures, and other key elements of process safety. Submissions that highlight practical applications, new methodologies, or lessons learned from implementation are encouraged.
Effective Process Safety Management Programs
Effective process safety management programs need to have a foundation of a strong safety culture, committed leadership, properly designed and integrated management systems, and operational discipline in following program requirements. Topical papers about developing needs, best practices, new or improved approaches or methodologies, interesting applications, key learnings or trends, or specific examples of successes or actions in progress related to implementing and sustaining effective process safety programs are encouraged.
A team may only be as safe as its weakest link鈥攕o how do you ensure that work performed by or with contractors maintains the risk reduction objectives of your organization? This session seeks papers that describe strategies for effective contractor management, including selection, qualification, training, permitting, oversight, and performance evaluation. Submissions that highlight management system approaches, case studies, lessons learned, or innovative practices that ensure alignment between contractors and the host organization鈥檚 process safety expectations are encouraged.
One of the four foundational pillars in the Risk Based Process Safety structure is Learning from Experience. A thorough investigation of all serious incidents and near misses to determine systemic key factors and root causes can lead to continuous improvements in process safety. This session solicits papers that describe approaches to establish or improve management systems for Learning from Experience, including effective methods of Incident Investigations (both internal and external), sharing learnings across organizations and industries, identifying and investigating near misses, gaining insight from Measurements and Metrics, and implementing lessons learned from Auditing.
Effective Management Systems Approaches to Combustible Dust Hazards
Combustible dusts are finely divided particulate solids that can fuel a flash-fire or explosion when suspended in air. These materials may exist as raw materials, intermediates, final products, and/or waste across many industries. There are common considerations between combustible dusts and flammable gases and liquids, but there are also distinctions. This session seeks abstracts that describe management system approaches to the control and mitigation of combustible dust hazards, including lessons learned from the implementation of these approaches, and a discussion of the similarities and differences when compared to the management of other sources of fire and explosion risk. For example, in what ways may combustible dusts be integrated into a broader Risk-Based Process Safety framework, and in what ways might it need to be addressed separately to ensure compliance with regulations and recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEPs)?
Advances and Innovations to Drive Highly Effective Asset Integrity Programs
A reliable chemical plant is safe, profitable, and environmentally responsible. Reliable plants have higher capacity utilization and experience fewer process upsets and loss of primary containment (LOPC) events. Asset integrity management is fundamental to both reliability improvement and process safety management for process plants. An effective asset integrity management system should include effective condition monitoring programs for a variety of equipment and instrumentation classes and a robust management system involving all asset stakeholders that ensures effective communication of metrics and timely resolution of findings. Furthermore, process plants face challenges with managing asset integrity of aging infrastructure. Robust asset integrity programs must be able to handle these challenges as plant assets and related safety systems age. This session seeks papers that describe new methodologies, best practices, evaluation techniques, and case studies on all aspects of an asset integrity management program. Particular interests include innovations in inspection, testing, and maintenance methods for plant assets, methodological advances in developing and implementing facility wide reliability best practices, ensuring an effective metrics and management review system, and how these innovations can be used to advance process safety excellence for facilities.
Management Review and Continuous Improvement
High-level management review is a critical component of a robust process safety management system. This session seeks papers that explore how organizations integrate process safety into enterprise-level management reviews to drive continuous improvement and cultural transformation. Topics of interest include methods for communicating the success or failures of process safety programs to senior leadership, lessons learned from mergers and acquisitions, and strategies for influencing safety culture from the top down. Submissions that highlight practical approaches, case studies, or measurable outcomes resulting from leadership engagement are especially encouraged.
GCPS Joint Session: Case Histories
Reviews of process safety incidents provide valuable learning opportunities. This session invites papers to help understand the causes and lessons learned from incidents in the industry with an emphasis on events that have helped define and develop the process safety field over the years.