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Instrumentation safety may be broadly divided into two categories: how instruments themselves may pose a safety hazard (electrical signals possibly igniting...
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Occupational Safety and Health Simplified for the Chemical Industry by Frank R. Spellman and Revonna M. Bieber. This book is...
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Any industry works with concurrent or simultaneous operations. The hazards associated with the simultaneous operations or SIMOPS as they call...
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This book is intended to provide guidance on a specific technique developed for use in the process and chemical industries....
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The regulations of risks to health, safety, and environmental management that arise from the exploration and production work in the...
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To familiarize the workforce with ongoing Hydro Testing, Pneumatic Strength Testing, Line Blowing & Filling activities (Pressure Testing) safely All pressure...
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Three recent explosions involved pyrophoric materials in storage tanks. The following incidents occurred when pyrophoric materials on the insides of...
The term Pre-startup Safety Review (PSSR) first received prominence in the process industries with the introduction of the Process Safety Management (PSM)...
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Q: What is the Difference between Process shutdown and Emergency Shutdown? A: Process shutdown (PSD)Â is defined as the automatic isolation...
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This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data...
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In the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) February 2020 Public Meeting, PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety outlined a three-step...
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No chemical process facility is immune to the risk of over-pressure to avoid dictating the necessity for over-pressure protection. For...
Intrinsic safety (IS) is a low-energy signaling technique that prevents explosions from occurring by ensuring that the energy transferred to a...
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WHCPs are also known as Shutdown Panels (SDP), Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), or Hydraulic Safety Shutdown System (HSSS). These are...
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One of the most important safety concerns to solve for offshore platforms, refineries, mines, and other industries are explosion risks....
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These guidelines facilitate the uniform assessment of Floating (Production) Storage and Offloading (F(P)SO) facilities. They provide a robust method for assessing the marine aspects of F(P)SO operations against international legislation and recognized industry best practices and are designed to supplement other internal assessments conducted as part of a company’s auditing process. This publication provides a basic framework for assessment. Although the red areas...
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AÂ Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)Â is a systematic investigation of a present or planned process or operation. It was originally designed...
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What happened? During preparations for disconnecting a tow tug which was moored to a barge in turn moored to the...
Electrical equipment can cause explosions in certain atmospheres. Equipment used in areas where explosive concentrations of dust or vapors may...
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According to AS/NZS 60079.29.2:2008 (Gas Detectors – Selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases and oxygen) a...
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When working in hazardous atmospheres, it's not enough to rely on your senses to verify that the area is safe to...
Q:What is the Meaning of LEL , UEL and PID ? A:Â Lower and Upper Explosive Limits for Flammable Gases and...
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Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is a safety protocol that establishes minimum requirements for identifying and blocking hazardous energy during the maintenance or...
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) regulations have gotten an overhaul for 2017. These regulatory changes are a top priority that need to be...