PROCESS SAFETYLOPA Independent Protection Layers- Common Pitfalls in IPL SelectionThose who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements for routine Process...
PROCESS SAFETYChallenging Safety Metrics in Process Industries: A Bayesian Perspective on Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)The process industry uses Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA) to document extremely small probabilities for catastrophic events....
WHITEPAPERSLessons Learned on SIL Verification and SIS Conceptual Designby Richard E. Hanner &Â Ravneet Singh There are many critical activities and decisions that take place prior to and during the Safety...
WHITEPAPERSMethodologies in Reducing Systematic Failures of Wired IPLsCommon sources of systematic failures and preventative or mitigative measures to prevent their occurrence are presented.
WHITEPAPERSCan we achieve Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3) without analyzing Human Factors?Incorporate quantitative Human Factors into a SIL analysis. Representative operating units at various stages of maturity in human factors an
PROCESS SAFETYReducing Systematic Failures - Process Safety Management PSMThe benefit of such studies is that it’s easier and less expensive to make necessary changes to systems while the design is still on paper.
PROCESS SAFETYIndependent Protection Layers…Will they work when needed?Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) has become an important tool used in industry, often in conjunction with a Process Hazard Analysis...