Over the past several years, the volume of crude oil being transported by rail has dramatically increased. With this increase, the number of train accidents involving crude oil rail cars has also increased. A common ...

From the 1960s onwards the chemical and oil industries developed and used a number of new safety techniques which, in time, became second nature to those who used them. They included the use of QRA for deciding priorities, ...

In 1993, five companies initiated a project to better understand the problem of managing abnormal situations. A study team was formed to visit several operations facilities to better understand the abnormal situation ...

The capital investment in tank storage is a critical component of most energy companies’ business model. Decisions managing these assets are driven by the organization’s overall performance objectives, business policies, ...

through improved detectability. As important, however, are: 1) the establishment of design-based inspections and tests, including type, extent, and frequency; and 2) the minimum limits of acceptability and the technical ...

This presentation will develop themes associated with the selection and fabrication of materials for use in chemical, petrochemical, and energy production. Fundamentals underlying these themes will be covered. The role of ...

The paper summarizes the types of "event" reporting (near misses, first aid cases, OSHA reportable injuries/illnesses, etc.) and stresses the importance of measuring worker conformance to established systems, as an effective ...

Hazards, which were resulted from operation of improper tasks derived from process abnormal conditions, cannot be identified effectively by the traditional hazard identification methods, such as HAZOP and JSA. A method ...