Systemness Thinking Allows Safer Designs
aeSolutions demonstrates how people can close safety gaps and practice safety methods in CONTROL Magazine. "There are many new and...
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Identifying System Level Failures Using STPA Before They Occur
Do you want to be more confident in preventing the next potential major accident hazard? Have you ever wondered how good your controls...
Using the STAMP Systems-Based Approach to Identify Hazards for the Transient Operating State
STAMP (Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes) is a relatively new accident causality model based on systems theory. It draws its...
LOPA Independent Protection Layers- Common Pitfalls in IPL Selection
Those who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements for routine Process...
aeSolutions at AIChE 2022 Spring Meeting & 18th Global Congress on Process Safety
Company’s Industry Experts Will Share Expertise on Topics to Include Transient Operating State Hazard Analysis and Proactive Process...
Control Room of Large Gas Processing Facility Faced Complex Hot Cutover
Due to potential blast hazards to plant personnel, the control rooms of one of the world’s largest natural gas (NG) processing and...
Aging Equipment is Not Getting Any Younger
by Kelvin Severin PE Time is constantly working against operating equipment in a plant. Over time, components of the equipment reach the...
Raising the Stakes with your Process Safety Audit Team
Those who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP)...
aeSolutions' Year of Outstanding Growth and Client Retention
Company to Focus on Expansion and Core Expertise in 2022 Greenville, SC – February 23, 2022 –aeSolutions, a consulting, engineering, and...
Prioritizing Fired Equipment Upgrades Using Screening Checklists
By Ted Hoffman, PE (AK, SC) A challenge in industry is prioritizing operating issues or the potential for an incident with fired...
5 Steps for an Effective Fire & Gas System Philosophy
By Chris Hickling A Fire & Gas System (FGS) philosophy provides a solid foundation for the design of an effective gas detection system,...
The Purpose of Performing a PHA - 2 Minute Topic
The ISA/IEC 61511 Safety Life Cycle starts with a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and a Risk Assessment. What is a PHA? Why do we do it?...
Trustworthy Risk Assessments, QRA, and Data Validation in Process Safety Webinars : UPDATED
These webinars have already been held but you can still access the recordings here! aeSolutions is pleased to present a three-part...
aeSolutions becomes Alliance Partner of Schneider Electric
aeSolutions is proud to announce we recently became an Alliance Partner of Schneider Electric in order to bring more value to our clients...
Is That Really Why Control Systems Go Wrong? - Video Presentation
Presented by Greg Hardin - Senior Principal Specialist, aeSolutions The British HSE publication “Out of control - Why control systems go...
Linking PSM, NFPA, and ISA/IEC 61511 for Fired Equipment: The Wynnewood Refining Co. Case
by Chris Neff, PMP In 2012, one of the steam boilers at the Wynnewood Refinery in Oklahoma exploded during a turnaround, resulting in the...