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Chris (Kumar) Israni

Citation name

Israni, C.

Affiliation

Environmental Resources Management

State

TX

Country

USA

Chris has more than 14 years' work experience in the areas of process safety management and risk management, compliance with an extensive process and environmental background. He has expertise in various PSM related areas such as process hazard analyses (PHAs) including HAZOPs, HAZIDs and what-ifs, management of change (MOC), pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR), PSM audits ,process safety information (PSI) and process safety requirements for the offshore industry. In addition, Chris also is experienced on the quality management side in terms of FMEAs for the medical and automotive industries; occupational safety in terms of job safety analysis (JSA) and environmental engineering in terms of waste water designs, environmental statements, impact assessment and ENVIDs. One of Chris’s strengths is his capability to work and interact with a wide variety of disciplines and functions—from operator to CEO. He currently is providing risk management expertise in ERM Americas Risk Practice projects.

Sessions chaired or co-chaired

Achieving Success in Process Safety, Beyond Compliance I
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1098-4)
Assuring/Verifying Barriers II2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
How to Achieve What Seems Impossible - Zero Incidents
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
Practical Process Safety for Non-Covered Processes
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
The Day PSM Hit Home
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1113-4)
Tutorials in PPSS I - RBPS Elements: Culture, Competency, and Procedures
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1113-4)

Authored

(30b) How Sustainable Is Safety – a Case Comprehension
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1098-4)
(55ci) Do Incident Data & Lessons Learned Really Facilitate Process Improvement?
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
(54d) Plant Shutdowns & Recovery Due to Hurricanes Versus Tropical Storms – Common Elements and Differences
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
Am I Willing to Go Back to Work Today? Will Today Also be a Safe Day?
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1113-4)
(56l) Leveraging the Success of Accelerative Learning and PHAs
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1113-4)

Associated proceedings 

2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety
2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS