STAMP (Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes) is a relatively new accident causality model based on systems theory. It draws its...

Instrumentation, Reduction of Risk, Risk Assessment, Protection, Detection System, Alarms and Operator Interventions, Detector, Gas Detecti

Is our industry addressing the problems facing it today? We idealize infinitesimally small event rates for highly catastrophic hazards,...

by Dave Grattan Often times when a person is blamed for “not thinking,” the reality is they were thinking, but were not aware of it. This...

by Dave Grattan The Process Industry has an established practice of identifying barriers to credit as IPLs (Independent protection...

by Dave Grattan, P.E., CFSE Human Reliability practitioners utilize a variety of tools in their work that could improve the facilitation...

by Keith A. Brumbaugh, PE During a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) implementation project at a plant site new to the ANSI/ ISA 84...

by Warren Johnson, PE, PMP ​ In 2005, aeSolutions recognized an industry need for Fire and Gas panels based on a SIL capable PLC safety...

by Richard E. Hanner & Ravneet Singh ​There are many critical activities and decisions that take place prior to and during the Safety...

by Richard E. Hanner & Tab Vestal ​ The history of high consequence incidents in industry reveals that most accidents were the result of...