Process Safety with Trish & Traci
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Chemical Processing is the only brand that focuses exclusively on the chemical manufacturing industry and its complexities. Trish Kerin, director of IChemE Safety Centre, and Chemical Processing's Traci Purdum share insight from recent process-safety incidents to avoid accidents at chemical processing plants.
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
1w ago
This In Case You Missed It episode of Process Safety with Trish & Traci brings the written word to life. Today, I will be reading an excerpt from a column written a few years ago by John Bresland, president of Process Safety Risk Assessment LLC and former chair of the United States Chemical Safety Board. The column “10 Rules To Succeed at Process Safety Management."
Written by: John Bresland
Read by: Traci Purdum
URL: https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/safety-security/fire-explosion-protection/article/11321430/10-rules-to-succeed-at-process-safety-management-chemical-processing ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
1M ago
In this episode, we offer 7 steps for better cybersecurity.
If you are a process control engineer, an IT professional in a company with an automation division, or a business manager responsible for safety or security, you may be wondering how your organization can get moving on more robust cybersecurity practices.
View the transcript for links to all the materials mentioned in this podcast.
https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/process-safety-w-trish-traci/article/33038811/tipisodes-7-steps-to-better-cybersecurity ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
1M ago
Boeing was known for its engineering excellence until a focus on profitability took over. Properly documenting management of change and recognizing weak signals could have prevented tragedy.
In this episode of Process Safety with Trish & Traci, we discuss the aviation industry's Boeing 737 MAX crisis and how it revealed critical management failures, emphasizing the importance of rigorous management of change, prioritizing safety over profitability and identifying weak signals. The mishaps stemmed from design flaws and inadequate pilot training, highlighting the need for systemic improvemen ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
2M ago
A hazard and operability study (HAZOP) mostly is a safety design check, not a design development review. Making and finalizing major design choices should occur long before a HAZOP.
In this In Case You Missed It Episode, Traci Purdum reads a column from Plant InSites columnist Andrew Sloley.
Written By: Andrew Sloley
Read By: Traci Purdum
Read Article: https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/voices/plant-insites/article/21437737/use-hazops-properly ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
2M ago
In today's episode, Trish and Traci discuss inherently safer design principles, emphasizing proactive safety measures. Trish shares examples, such as separating hazardous substances from work areas and minimizing potential risks through thoughtful design choices. They highlight challenges like maintaining design integrity throughout project phases and stress the importance of documenting safety rationale for future reference. The discussion extends to the intersection of inherently safer design with sustainability, emphasizing the need for ongoing vigilance and communication to ensure safer fa ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
3M ago
Daily experiences vary, but key events hold lessons. Reflection is vital for learning and shaping success.
Written By: Trish Kerin
Read By: Trish Kerin
Read Article HERE https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/voices/stay-safe/article/33018718/the-difference-between-experiences-and-learning-in-process-safety ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
3M ago
In their podcast, Trish and Traci discuss the importance of commemorating anniversaries of incidents, emphasizing the need to learn from the past. Trish highlights two reasons for reflection: learning from past events to prevent recurrence and honoring those who lost their lives. They delve into various historical incidents, such as the IChemE Safety Centre's 10th anniversary, the LNG explosion in Algeria, the Boston molasses spill, the flour dust explosion in Germany, the Valdez oil spill, Flixborough, the Phillips Petroleum incident in Texas, and the 40-year anniversary of the Bhopal disaste ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
4M ago
Welcome to the crossover edition of Process Safety with Trish and Traci -- the podcast that aims to share insights from past incidents to help avoid future events. I’m Traci Purdum, EIC of Chemical Processing.
Today’s crossover is from our Chemical Processing Distilled podcast series. I recently spoke with Dave Strobhar, founder and principal human factors engineer for Beville Engineering. We discussed
Unlocking Efficiency By Reducing Emergency Procedures. This conversation struck me as a perfect addition to the Trish & Traci series, so without further adieu, let’s listen in ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
4M ago
In this episode, Trish and Traci, along with guest Melissa Humphries, discuss the challenges of intuitively understanding uncertainty and likelihoods in risk assessments. They highlight the common pitfalls of dismissing low-likelihood events and the impact of human nature on risk perception. Melissa explains statistical concepts like risk and uncertainty, emphasizing the importance of communicating findings effectively. They delve into the role of statistical methods in identifying influential factors affecting risk and stress the need for storytelling and stakeholder engagement in conveying c ..read more
Process Safety with Trish & Traci
5M ago
This In Case You Missed It episode brings the written word to life. Today, Trish Kerin, the director of IChemE Safety Centre, and Stay Safe columnist for Chemical Processing, will read her column “Reflecting On Tragedy Can Improve Process Safety,” which appeared in the December 2023 edition of our magazine.
Written By: Trish Kerin
Read By: Trish Kerin
Read Article HERE  ..read more