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Detection and Mitigation of Hydrogen Releases

Advances in hydrogen safety are forthcoming and continue to evolve. A selection of case studies will be shared in which hypothetical indoor

Ten Fingers and Ten Toes: Applying Machinery Safety Principles in a Process Plant

When performing risk assessments on process equipment, are you reviewing machinery as well?

Using Small Data to Support Decision Making When LOPA Fails

Data is needed to confidently claim a parameter value, starting with an assumed or generic value, and periodically updating that value with

Understanding Flammable Mist Explosion Hazards

While there is extensive testing and validation of hazards from flammable vapors, less information is available regarding flammable...

A Tale of Two BPCS Credits, A Bayesian Case Study

Have you ever had the problem of having a perfectly functional BPCS* interlock that you know is highly failure immune, yet when it comes...

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...

How Can I Effectively Place My Gas Detectors

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

Does Your Facility Have the Flu? Use Bayes Rule to Treat the Problem Instead of the Symptom

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

Designing Operator Tasks to Minimize the Impact of Heuristics and Biases

This paper proposes a combined approach of discussing the cognitive psychology behind System 1 and System 2 thinking, the types of heuristic

Improving Human Factors Review in PHA and LOPA

Having a working knowledge of these five tools will improve a PHA‐LOPA facilitator’s awareness and ability to better evaluate human error re