Preventing Loss of Containment Incidents - Beyond Mechanical Integrity

Loss of containment of hazardous materials is frequently the most common cause of process incidents. Prevention of these incidents requires good mechanical integrity programs, but not all incidents are caused by mechanical integrity failures. Other causes may include poor process design, incomplete process technology documentation, inadequate hazard analysis, lack of management of change, unexpected or uncontrolled reactions, human error, etc. This session welcomes papers related to managing these problems to help prevent or mitigate loss of containment, with emphasis on non-mechanical integrity topics.