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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bayes’ Theorem is sorely missing from the toolbox of Process Safety practitioners. This paper will introduce Bayes’ Theorem to the reader an

Functional safety engineers follow the ISA/IEC 61511 standard and perform calculations based on random hardware failures. These result in...