by Risk Alive | Oct 1, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads, Risk Matters Series
When you finish a risk assessment like a Process Hazards Analysis (PHA), how do you measure your success? Did you get hot lunches or was it the dreaded corporate sandwich plate? Obviously, the meals provided aren’t the best measure, so what is? How good you feel about...
by Risk Alive | Sep 24, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads, Risk Matters Series
If you knew there was a gas leak in your neighborhood and the lives of all the families who live near you were at risk, you would warn people right? When it comes to safety, surely you would want to share with your peers in industry as well. After all, you may be...
by Risk Alive | Sep 17, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads, Risk Matters Series
Digitalization is a major trend in industry and everyone is seeking solutions to advance their company into industry 4.0. But what does this really mean? Learning from history and past major trends, finding solutions that add real, measurable value and have a...
by Risk Alive | Sep 10, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads, Risk Matters Series
You’re reviewing the list of action items your company is working through and can’t believe the sheer number! Some of your facilities have been operating for decades, how can there be so many action items from days, months, or even years ago? The amount of activity...
by Risk Alive | Sep 3, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads, Risk Matters Series
Working with insurance companies to manage risk in high-hazard operating facilities has changed dramatically over the years. The impact of losses is significant and the costs of any loss is carried by industry sector in the form of higher premiums. It takes a whole...
by Risk Alive | Aug 27, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads, Risk Matters Series
One of your industry peers has just suffered a major incident at one of their sites; should you be worried? Not necessarily, but you should be vigilant. Is the event that happened in their facility something that could happen to you? If you’re in the same business the...
by Risk Alive | Aug 20, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads, Risk Matters Series
Whether you are just looking at acquiring a new asset or you’ve recently brought one on into your company it is important to quickly understand the risk that comes with operating the facility. Are all the relevant safety threats being well managed or is it a ticking...
by Risk Alive | Aug 12, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads
ABSTRACT Authored by: Emma He and Richard Carter ACM Facility Safety, Calgary, AB, Canada Recommendations are the heart and soul of a Process Hazards Analysis (PHA). PHAs are only as effective as the action taken to implement the recommendations made during the study....
by Risk Alive | Aug 6, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads
Authored by: Ronjit Mukherjee, Risk Alive Analytics, Calgary, AB, Canada and Carol Li, Risk Alive Analytics In Process Safety, the industry is well aware that humans can make errors. The industry is also aware that the more stressed and fatigued humans are, the...
by Risk Alive | Jul 16, 2020 | Posts: 2-7 minute reads
Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) studies (including HAZOP, What-if?, HAZID, and more) are easily subjective. This leads to multiple inconsistencies that have major safety and cost implications. Previously on the blog, we explored how important it is to ensure complete...
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