Manage Risks

Celebrate the Inaugural Launch of International Process Safety Week: December 2–6, 2024

Idell Bryan — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:34:44 +0000

November 13, 2024

IPSW represents a unified global commitment to enhancing safety in industries where process hazards pose significant risks.

Risky Business: Unfocused Cybersecurity Risk Management

Karen Simpson — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:43:07 +0000

Organizations must use a targeted cybersecurity risk management approach to safeguard assets and mitigate risks.

January

2024

Managing the Risks of Glass in Hazardous Service

Karen Simpson — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:33:03 +0000

Using glass components in hazardous chemical service introduces risks that can lead to mechanical failure and loss of containment. Design, operation, and maintenance practices are critical in managing this risk.

April

2023

Safe Hot Tapping & Line Isolation on Ethylene Systems

Site Administrator — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 15, 2023

Performing hot tapping and or in-service line isolations on ethylene systems carries a high level of risk. Proper assessment and management of the...

March 2023 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:09:46 +0000

March 8, 2023

Learn how to use vapor-liquid equilibrium properties for inferential models, improve safety with better site selection and buffer zone maintenance, and much more.

Spinning Disc Model

cms_mathm — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:10:58 +0000

November 10, 2022

This video was developed to help explain a few basic principals in the identification process safety risk. It describes a model that explains several key principals for assessing and managing the risks from losing containment for a hazardous substance. This video was provided by Cargill for the CCPS 7-minute video series.

Process Safety Demystified: PSM at Non-Traditional Sites

cms_simoe — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:17:19 +0000

Archived Webinar

Thursday, December 1, 2022,

2:00pm to 3:00pm

EST

When OSHA first published the Process Management (PSM) standard, it was based heavily on traditional chemical plants with the largest inventories of hazardous materials. But that’s not you. You’re in...

Risk-Based Process Safety Decision-Making for All Engineers

cms_armar — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:15:39 +0000

eLearning (online) Course

Risk is a common thread that runs throughout all engineering disciplines. From concept to design, installation to operation, and decommissioning,...

What Do You Mean I Can't Take Credit for that Relief Device in My PHA?

cms_armar — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:53:35 +0000

Archived Webinar

Wednesday, August 3, 2022,

2:00pm to 3:00pm

EDT

You are aware of the importance of Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and relief systems evaluations that both evaluate what could go wrong and mitigate the hazards. But you may not necessarily understand...

Online Repacking of Valves in Liquid Hydrocarbon Service Risk Awareness & Mitigation

Site Administrator — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:55:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 13, 2022

Online repacking of valves in liquid hydrocarbon service is a practice that, while not common, is used on occasion to avoid the risks associated with...

Development of Intensified Continuous Processes: Lessons Learned through Scale up of New H2s Scavengers

Site Administrator — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 13, 2022

The presence of naturally occurring hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is found in oil and gas reservoirs worldwide. There are several options for the removal...

The SIS Just Broke! What Now?

Site Administrator — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:45:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 13, 2022

The safest approach to responding to detected failure in a safety system is to take the process equipment under protection to a safe state. Likewise...

Only the Best Is Good Enough – Managing the Risks of Glass in Hazardous Service

Site Administrator — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:15:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 13, 2022

When the consequences of failure are catastrophic, only the best is good enough. Sightglasses, flowglasses, and level glasses are used throughout the...

Operator Response to Alarm Is an IPL, Now What?

Site Administrator — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:30:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 13, 2022

Claiming operator response to an alarm as an independent protection layer (IPL) is a relatively common practice. But, is enough emphasis given to...

All Turnaround Jobs Are Not Equal! Managing Process Safety during Major Turnarounds at World Scale Ammonia Facility

Site Administrator — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 12, 2022

The Occupational Safety risks associated with Plant Turnarounds are well known and managed by Operators and Contractors in the Petrochemical Sector...