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Determination of SADTs Using Accelerating Rate Calorimeter

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Safe storage, proper handling, and dependable transport of self-reactive substances are fundamental operations required in the chemical process...

Have We Learned Our Lessons: Revisiting the 2004 Skikda Explosion 16 Years Later

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
On January 19, 2004, at approximately 6:40 PM, a massive explosion and ensuing occurred at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) train in Skikda, Algeria...

Managing a Safety Culture throughout Mergers and Acquisitions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Mergers and acquisitions are common in the chemical industry; approximately $50 billion in M&A deals are executed each year. While the focus from...

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

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...

Standardizing Risk Management in Laboratory and Pilot Plant Facilities: A Model

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
By its very nature, a research and development site is in constant change. We try things that have not been done before. We create and test new...

Insights to the Columbia Gas Explosions Lawrence and North Andover, MA Sept 13, 2018

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
On September 13, 2018 at approximately 4:00 PM EDT a series of emergency calls were received by 911 operators working the Lawrence and North Andover...

Continuous on-Line pH Monitoring and Control for Dilution Steam System Reliability

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Corrosion & fouling in the quench water and dilution steam systems (DSS) of an ethylene plant are an ongoing problem within the petrochemical...

Three Cases: Process Safety Fatalities and a Better Way to Communicate Findings to Employees

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Three Cases: Process Safety Fatalities and a Better Way to Communicate Findings to Employees There is a serious process safety incident and an...

Distillation Column Explosion

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
This case study describes the investigation of an explosion that occurred during the startup of a vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) distillation column...

Abnormal Modes of Operation – a Risk-Based Focus

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 20, 2020
Per PII, US OSHA, and CCPS, at least of major process safety incidents have occurred during abnormal modes of operation. Abnormal modes of operation...

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