Process Safety

Description:
This session will consist of presentations of applications of process safety in industry and practical solutions that have allowed chemical and petrochemical companies to control their risks and operate in an efficient yet safe manner. Applications of inherently safer design in existing plants, establishment of a safety culture, operational discipline, practical Management of Change (MOC), maintenance of a good mechanical integrity program, and upkeep of a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) are part of the topics that potential presenters should focus on.

Chair:
Victor H. Edwards
Email: m2vhe@att.net

Co-Chair:
Jack Chosnek
Email: jc@knowledge1.net


Papers:

1:30 PM
Implementation Issues with Regards to Process Safety Programs
Sam Mannan

2:00 PM
Why Are The New People Making The Same Mistakes That The Old-Timers Made 25 Years Ago? Managing Organizational Change
Arthur M. Dowell III and Stan Anderson

2:30 PM
Process Safety Regulation - Can any Style be considered Superior?
Steven D. Emerson

3:00 PM
Coffee Break

3:30 PM
Look at the “Black-Box” BEFORE the Crash….The Use of “Black-Box” Reviews in PHA Scenario Development and Validation Against Vessel Limits
Ralph King

4:00 PM
Process modeling requirements for the safe design of blowdown systems – changes to industry guidelines and how this impacts current practice
Apostolos Giovanoglou and Michael Szatny
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