PHA data quality – mining the hidden risks
Susan Barney, EITRisk Alive Analytics Inc.#300, 926 5th Ave SW, Calgary, AB, Canadasbarney@acm.ca Prepared for Presentation at American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety New Orleans, LAMarch 31 – April 3,...
Managing Double Jeopardy in Process Hazards Analysis
Abstract Double jeopardy is a common process hazard analysis (PHA) term that is often misunderstood and misused. Identifying a PHA cause as a “double jeopardy cause” means that it does not need to be analyzed further, as typical PHA methodologies exclude double...
How to Prioritize Safeguards When They Are All Critical
Ronjit MukherjeeACM Facility Safety Inc.926 5 Ave SW #300, Calgary, AB T2P 0N7rmukherjee@acm.ca Richard CarterACM Facility Safety Inc.926 5 Ave SW #300, Calgary, AB T2P 0N7rcarter@acm.ca Prepared for Presentation at American Institute of Chemical Engineers2019...
Getting more out of your PHA with data analytics
Allison De ManACM Facility Safety#300, 926 5th AvenueCalgary, AB, Canada, T2P 0N7ademan@acm.ca Marisa PierceDNV GL1400 Ravello DrHouston, Texas USA 77449Marisa.Pierce@dnvgl.com Prepared for Presentation at American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2017...
Practical Risk Management in Unprecedented Times
Author: Richard Carter, Operations Manager & PHA Facilitator The novel coronavirus has caused a double impact to operating companies in the energy sector by causing economic and staffing scarcity. The tough economic climate is causing tightening of budgets and...
Process Safety Impacts of a Remote & Reduced Workforce
The rampant spread of COVID-19 has led to community quarantines and isolation protocols around the world and these protocols are causing unprecedented, impacts to workforces in high-hazard processing facilities. The pandemic situation introduces new and unanticipated...
Top 3 Process Safety Pain Points in COVID 19 Crisis
Everyone is working to adapt to the new reality of the COVID-19 crisis and the impacts to work processes – and companies who operate facilities like refineries, fertilizer plants and upstream oil & gas production facilities are no different. What is different,...
Combating Audit Fatigue with Safeguard Analytics
Author: Ronjit Mukherjee, Project Manager, Risk Alive Analytics Many companies build comprehensive Safety Critical Equipment (SCE) lists that document all of their important mechanized and automated safeguards/Independent Protection Layers (IPLs). These items are all...
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