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Tools to Managerial Control to Mitigate the Dynamic Risk, and Effect of Crisis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
INTRODUCTION In the scenario where limited natural resources result in reductions in industrial growth it is necessary to revise criteria in Risk...

Development of a Steel Component Combustion Model for Fires Involving Pure Oxygen Systems

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
Pure oxygen systems pose significant fire and explosion risk to equipment, operations, and personnel if a loss of oxygen containment occurs. In...

Small Site MOC: Big Company Challenges without Big Company Resources

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
Many have argued that the PSM regulations impact small sites particularly hard. While small sites must comply with the same regulations as much...

Update of the Activities of the NOx Safety Task Group

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
The initial AIChE Task Group for NOx Safety was set up following a disclosure of significant accumulations of the NOx compound, N 2 O 3, in an...

Preventing Process Safety Problems of Tomorrow, Today!

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
The most cost effective time for implementing process safety design elements is during the planning stages of the project management process. Gap:...

MAPD Stability and Management in Ethylene Plants

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
Abstract MAPD Stability and Management in Ethylene Plants Accumulation of C3 (MAPD, Methyl Acetylene & Propadiene) and C4 (VA, Vinyl Acetylene)...

Overcoming PSM Challenges for Small Chemical Companies: Observations, Insights and Guidance From the Trenches

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
Complete implementation of the OSHA Process Safety Management regulation is a daunting task for small chemical companies. Typically, small companies...

Snares to LOPA Action Items

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
Snares to LOPA Action Items Glenn Rozmus, Dustin J. Smith, Dick A. Baum Greater numbers of action items are being generated from the LOPA process as...

Lightning Related Ignition Mechanisms and Associated Protection Techniques for Storage Applications

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
May 1, 2013
Lightning can pose a myriad of threats to operations involving flammable vapors and liquids that give off flammable vapors. This paper focuses...

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