Yearly Archives: 2009

Three Simple Things to Improve Process Safety Management

Written on February 1, 2009 at 9:20 pm, by

In this Tip of the Month, we look at how to deal with some of the challenges of managing process safety.  This TOTM is an excerpt of a paper presented by JMC Instructor/Consultant, Clyde Young at the 2008 Mary K. O’Connor Process Safety Symposium. “Process safety practices and formal safety management systems have been in placeContinue Reading

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Categories: Process Safety

Pressure Relief System Design Pit-falls

Written on January 1, 2009 at 9:13 pm, by

In this tip of the month, we will discuss how miscalculations and incorrect analysis of potential process upsets can affect process safety.  There are many aspects in facility design engineering and process safety engineering that should be considered when designing a new facility or debottlenecking an existing one.  During these times of compressed schedules andContinue Reading

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Categories: Gas Processing, Mechanical, Process Facilities