Process safety is about understanding hazards and risk, managing risk by providing the appropriate layers of protection to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents, and learning from incidents ...

OSHA has announced it will host a virtual meeting in October on the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. The standard, originally published in 1992, “requires employers to implement safety ...

Process safety can be approached in many different ways. This article provides an unconventional way of looking at process safety that ties together wide-ranging ideas from seemingly disparate fields.

While intention is admirable, it’s actions that count. And when it comes to process safety, 66% of companies cited disparities between process safety goals and reality, according to a report from ...

The manufacturing industry is more competitive than ever, rewarding forward-thinking manufacturers who successfully accomplish quality, safety and environmental responsibility in their operations.

The first article in this two-part series (OGJ, May 6, 2013, p. 94) presented four process safety examples of possible inadequate overpressure protection design in amine natural gas sweetening, glycol ...

A report by an independent expert panel largely blames BP executive management for process safety failures that led to a fatal accident at its largest U.S. refinery two years ago. The report was ...

Doha: The 14th edition of the Qatar Process Safety Symposium (QPSS), co-sponsored by QatarEnergy LNG and ConocoPhillips Qatar in collaboration with University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) ...

The Joint Munitions Command is undergoing a transformation in its approach to conducting business and contributing to its modernization initiative. With the help of its safety team, JMC is in the ...

Safety management can be a touchy topic. Disagreements abound: Should companies go the route of behavior-based safety, or follow a systems approach? Should safety be management-driven or ...