WHITEPAPERS - PROCESS SAFETY Understanding Flammable Mist Explosion HazardsWhile there is extensive testing and validation of hazards from flammable vapors, less information is available regarding flammable...
WHITEPAPERS - PROCESS SAFETY A Tale of Two BPCS Credits, A Bayesian Case StudyHave you ever had the problem of having a perfectly functional BPCS* interlock that you know is highly failure immune, yet when it comes...
WHITEPAPERS - PROCESS SAFETY Using the STAMP Systems-Based Approach to Identify Hazards for the Transient Operating StateSTAMP (Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes) is a relatively new accident causality model based on systems theory. It draws its...
WHITEPAPERSHow Can I Effectively Place My Gas Detectors Instrumentation, Reduction of Risk, Risk Assessment, Protection, Detection System, Alarms and Operator Interventions, Detector, Gas Detecti
WHITEPAPERSDoes Your Facility Have the Flu? Use Bayes Rule to Treat the Problem Instead of the SymptomIs our industry addressing the problems facing it today? We idealize infinitesimally small event rates for highly catastrophic hazards,...
WHITEPAPERSDesigning Operator Tasks to Minimize the Impact of Heuristics and BiasesThis paper proposes a combined approach of discussing the cognitive psychology behind System 1 and System 2 thinking, the types of heuristic
PROCESS SAFETYImproving Barrier Effectiveness using Human Factors Methodsby Dave Grattan The Process Industry has an established practice of identifying barriers to credit as IPLs (Independent protection...
WHITEPAPERSImproving Human Factors Review in PHA and LOPAHaving a working knowledge of these five tools will improve a PHA‐LOPA facilitator’s awareness and ability to better evaluate human error re
WHITEPAPERSImproving the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) Design Process with Graphic DiagramsExamples of the different types of graphic diagrams, methods in which the diagrams were utilized, and the benefits that each provided in th
WHITEPAPERSFGS1400 MKII - Evolution of the traditional Fire panelTo develop the Fire and Gas system requirements needed by industry, we first needed to understand the regulatory requirements, applicable in