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New Products: March 2024

Karen Simpson — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:54:50 +0000

Browse our list of new products for March 2024.

March

2024

Owning Our Moments That Matter: Supercharged Human Factor Interventions That Guide the Safest Decisions Possible

Site Administrator — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 12, 2022

When bad things happen itâs often asked, âHow did we get to this?â. The answer is typically...

Comprehensive Guide to Alarm Management, Rationalization and Suppression to Achieve Optimum Situational Awareness in the Control Room

Site Administrator — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:30:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 12, 2022

Imagine yourself sitting in front of process control console with thousands or hundreds or even dozens of buzzing, beeping and flashing alarms at...

The Roof Is on Fire! Why Process Safety Principles Matter to Non-Regulated Facilities Handling Flammable Materials

Site Administrator — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 11, 2022

Many facilities that handle or store flammable gas and liquids in the United States are not required to follow OSHAâs 14-element...

Oops, We Did It Again: Reducing Human Error-Induced Truck Unloading Events

Site Administrator — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:40:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 22, 2021

Human error is a leading contributing factor to several well-known reactive chemistry and loss-of-containment events that involve unloading trucks to...

The Supervisors Next Big Challenge: How to Ensure Operational Discipline on the Work Fronts

Site Administrator — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 21, 2021

The Supervisors Next Big Challenge: How to Ensure Operational Discipline on the Work Fronts There is a problem that the petrochemical and oil and gas...

Nuisance Alarms and the Boy Who Cried Wolf – How to Create a Happy Ending

Site Administrator — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:40:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 20, 2021

Operator response to an alarm is the first line of defense (protection layer) to prevent a hazard from escalating to an incident. Nuisance (false)...

The Departure of the Undernourished Farmhand

Site Administrator — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:20:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 20, 2021

Successful farmers support, encourage and nourish the farmhands tending to their fields. The story in this paper illustrates how the farmerâ...

Gestión De Malos Actores De Seguridad De Procesos

Site Administrator — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:30:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 20, 2021

El presente trabajo muestra la implementaciÃ³n de un proceso de gestiÃ³n de âMalos Actores en Seguridad de...

The Phillips Petroleum Explosion Thirty Years Later: Remembering the Lessons from This Incident Today

Site Administrator — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:40:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 21, 2020

October 23, 2019 marked the thirty-year anniversary of a devastating fire and explosion that claimed the lives of 23 workers at a major chemical...

Operational Discipline Is Not Follow the Procedure

Site Administrator — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

Operational Discipline is not Follow the Procedure When identifying tenets that companies with great process safety performance will possess, the...

Safety-II: Resilience in the Face of Abnormal Operation

Site Administrator — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:20:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

Safety-II: Resilience in the Face of Abnormal Operation Operating regimes can be grouped into three categories, Routine, Non-Routine and Abnormal...

Flare Control Options Under the New Flare Regulations

Site Administrator — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

Regulations requiring improved monitoring and control of flares at petroleum refineries are starting to be passed along to other manufacturing...

Intelligent Operations: A Bold New Approach to Achieve Operational Excellence and Enhance Profitability

Site Administrator — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 18, 2020

Industry continues to seek new ways to enhance financial performance. Intelligent Operations is a bold new approach to achieve Operational Excellence...

Un Error Humano?!!!!!.Caso De Estudio De explosin De Un Recipiente De Condensado

Site Administrator — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:20:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 18, 2020

En la madrugada del 28 de junio de 2019 ocurrió un fuerte explosión en una planta de etileno que afortunadamente no tuvo impactos en...