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Improving Barrier Effectiveness using Human Factors Methods

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

The top 5 reasons why people don’t want to evaluate human factors & barrier reliability… but should

by Dave Grattan The concept of barriers as discrete layers consisting of administrative controls, alarms, instruments, mechanical...

Accounting for human factors in layer of protection analysis

Front-line workers are often blamed for 80 to 90 percent of industrial accidents. Yet one famous engineering psychologist puts the figure cl

Strategy for Consistency in Design of Burner Management Systems

Everyone wants to provide a safe atmosphere for workers, facilities and the surrounding environment. The greatest risk in many process...

Test the Integrity of your Process Safety Program with a Drill Down Audit

A hazard scenario-based, drill-down audit can uncover systematic issues brewing beneath the surface not often uncovered from a...