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 SAFETYDoes Your Facility Have the Flu? Use Bayes Rule to Treat the Problem Instead of the SymptomThe process industry uses Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA) to document extremely small probabilities for catastrophic events....
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
WHITEPAPERSUnderstanding Overpressure Scenarios and RAGAGEPIntroduction to Using RAGAGEP for Overpressure Risk Mitigation
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 SAFETYThe top 5 reasons why people don’t want to evaluate human factors & barrier reliability… but shouldby Dave Grattan The concept of barriers as discrete layers consisting of administrative controls, alarms, instruments, mechanical...
Accounting for human factors in layer of protection analysisFront-line workers are often blamed for 80 to 90 percent of industrial accidents. Yet one famous engineering psychologist puts the figure cl
COMBUSTIONStrategy for Consistency in Design of Burner Management SystemsEveryone wants to provide a safe atmosphere for workers, facilities and the surrounding environment. The greatest risk in many process...
PROCESS SAFETYTest the Integrity of your Process Safety Program with a Drill Down AuditA hazard scenario-based, drill-down audit can uncover systematic issues brewing beneath the surface not often uncovered from a...