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Process Safety Information Management - It Is More Than You Probably Think

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
Many businesses continue to struggle with managing the expectations of the Process Safety Management standard--even twenty years after the rule was...

Eight Years After the BP Texas City Accident: An Examination of the Macondo Well Blow Out

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
Eight Years After BP Texas City: An Examination of the Macondo Well Blow Out Please note: This presentaion is presented in Spanish CSB Chairman:...

Flammable Vapor Explosion At Dupont Yerkes Facility

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
This case study examines a November 9, 2010, explosion at an E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co. Inc., Yerkes chemical plant in Buffalo, New York when a...

Practical Examples of Alternate Overpressure Protection Systems: An Owner's Perspective

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
In 2007 API 521/ISO 23251 [1] published guidance on the use of High Integrity Protective Systems (HIPS). In 2009, the Dow Chemical Company (Dow)...

Operational Discipline: Panacea for Performance?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
Over the last few years, many companies have had an increased focus on implementing or upgrading programs to improve operational discipline (OD) in...

API Standard 521: New Alternative Method to Evaluate Fire Relief for Pressure Relief Device Sizing and Depressuring System Design

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
The upcoming 6th edition of API Standard 521 will include an alternative, analytical method to evaluate fire exposure of vessels. The experimental...

Promoting Commitment to Process Safety

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
Successful implementation of process safety management (PSM) typically requires the use of a combination of physical and procedural safeguards...

Process Safety Management Mentoring: Developing Leaders

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
Process Safety Management Mentoring: Developing Leaders The first pillar of Risk Based Process Safety Management is "Commitment to Process Safety." A...

Conduct of Operations Best Practice Networks

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
Conduct of Operations Best Practice Networks Marco Vela Corporate Process Safety Engineer Celanese 1601 West LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75234 (214) 417-...

Management of Safety Critical Elements As a Base for Risk Management of Major Accident Hazards

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 30, 2013
Management of Safety Critical Elements as a base for Risk Management of Major Accident Hazards Recent accidents have indicated the importance of...

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