Browsing MKOPSC Process Safety Symposium by Title
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)Depressuring valves are used in the oil and gas industry to release fluid in a controlled manner in the event of an overpressure, upset, or shutdown of a plant. API 521 provides guidance on how and when to utilize depressuring ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)This paper summarizes efforts by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to develop and manage an industry-wide safety data framework under an agreement with the U.S. Department of ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)Proper management of Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) bypasses during process plant operation can be challenging and could compromise process safety if the SIF is bypassed longer than its allowable maximum time interval. ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 1998)The hazards identified with a new or modified chemical or petroleum refining process can be mitigated in numerous ways. If a system cannot be designed so that it is inherently safe, then other safeguards such as instrumented ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)Despite significant efforts to make operation of chemical plants safer, the occurrence of incidents clearly indicates the need for better design approaches. Studies to identify the root causes of incidents in hydrocarbon ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)Facility Siting is an important phase of project development. A critical stage is plot plan optimisation, where significant potential hazards are eliminated due to equipment spacing. In addition to ensuring appropriate ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 1999)What is safe semiconductor manufacturing equipment? Does meeting the regulatory requirements make it safe? How much risk management is necessary to make equipment safe? The semiconductor industry has a challenge in providing ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)Dynamic Air Shelters’ newest model completely defeats the shock wave, eliminating the transmission of shock into the interior space. This first ever innovation results in more safe habitat, the ability to protect equipment ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 1999)This paper presents an overview of the Significant Event Elimination (SEE) Program. The objective of the SEE Program is to eliminate the reoccurrence of events which have had the most significant impact, or potential for ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)Safety systems comprising of electric, electronic, and/or programmable components have been used in various industries over the years. A typical safety instrumented function (SIF) consists of a sensor to detect a process ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)“Safety matters at all levels”, even for small companies that may not be OSHA’s PSM level facilities, as long as they use highly hazardous chemicals which may be toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive. Incidents aren’t ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2002)Human factors issues are critically important to process safety performance, and approaches are available to manage these risks. But most process safety management (PSM) programs do not formally address human factors as ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2002)“The first duty of business is surviving, and the guiding principle of business economics is not the maximization of profit, it is the avoidance of loss.” Peter Drucker Achieving acceptable business results is a priority ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)In the chemical and petrochemical industry, vessels and pipes are protected against overpressure using safety relief devices, usually rupture disks (also called a bursting disc) or safety valves installed in a vent-line. ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2016)How can a “facility level” hazard analysis be conducted to ensure hazards of the operation are understood and managed, while at the same time optimizing the use of company resources to complete the analysis? Anadarko has ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2002)Inherently Safer Design (ISD) concepts have been with us for over two decades since their elaboration by Trevor Kletz [ 1 ]. Interest has really taken off globally since the early nineties after several major mishaps ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 1999)A database of spontaneous combustible substances is under development. Over 100 substances commonly found in the chemical processing industry have been included to date. Spontaneous combustion includes the several related ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2001)This paper is based on the "Benchmark Study of Operations and Maintenance at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve" final report, dated February 16, 2001, that was conducted by the GP author under direction of the DOE author. ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2001)We announce the development, with the support of an industrial consortium, of an extensive new integrated modeling system named SS3G (Safe-Site 3rd Generation). This system is the first such risk analysis program to provide ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)The general state of procedures in the highly regulated, high risk industries is poor. Most companies continue to use “Typewriter Technology,” such as MS Word to create procedures and manage them through standard document ...