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Protecting Personnel and Plant with Facility Siting

Learn how facility siting can protect both personnel and assets by balancing risks, safety protocols, and operational requirements effective

LOPA Independent Protection Layers- Common Pitfalls in IPL Selection

Those who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements for routine Process...

The Purpose of Performing a PHA - 2 Minute Topic

The ISA/IEC 61511 Safety Life Cycle starts with a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and a Risk Assessment. What is a PHA? Why do we do it?...

Is That Really Why Control Systems Go Wrong? - Video Presentation

Presented by Greg Hardin - Senior Principal Specialist, aeSolutions Why Do Control Systems Go Wrong? The British HSE publication “Out of...

Adapting to the Unexpected: Process Safety Management from Afar

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many plant sites minimized on-site staff to essential personnel, and restrictions prevented in-person...

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....