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Linking PSM, NFPA, and ISA/IEC 61511 for Fired Equipment: The Wynnewood Refining Co. Case

OSHA contended that the boiler was interconnected to a covered process through the refinery fuel gas system and steam header. The 10th Circu

Challenging 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....

Reducing Systematic Failures - Process Safety Management PSM

The 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.

What can go wrong with a functional safety assessment, and how to ensure one goes smoothly?

What might go wrong with an FSA, and what might you do to ensure that an FSA runs smoothly?