Process Safety and Instrumentation control system
Instrumentation safety may be broadly divided into two categories: how instruments themselves may pose a safety hazard (electrical signals possibly igniting…
Category: Oil & Gas
Pressure Testing and Safe Distance calculation
To familiarize the workforce with ongoing Hydro Testing, Pneumatic Strength Testing, Line Blowing & Filling activities (Pressure Testing) safely All pressure…
What are pyrophoric materials and what are their hazards?
Three recent explosions involved pyrophoric materials in storage tanks. The following incidents occurred when pyrophoric materials on the insides of…
Q & A: What is the Difference between Process shutdown and Emergency Shutdown?
Q: What is the Difference between Process shutdown and Emergency Shutdown? A: Process shutdown (PSD) is defined as the automatic isolation…
E-Books: Handbook of Petrochemical Processes
This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data…
Improve Pipeline Safety Management with Aerial Data
In the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) February 2020 Public Meeting, PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety outlined a three-step…
Understanding High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS)
No chemical process facility is immune to the risk of over-pressure to avoid dictating the necessity for over-pressure protection. For…
Why choose Intrinsic Safety?
Intrinsic safety (IS) is a low-energy signaling technique that prevents explosions from occurring by ensuring that the energy transferred to a…
Overview of Wellhead Control Panel(WHCP)
WHCPs are also known as Shutdown Panels (SDP), Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), or Hydraulic Safety Shutdown System (HSSS). These are…
What are Explosive work Environments and how to select the right tools
One of the most important safety concerns to solve for offshore platforms, refineries, mines, and other industries are explosion risks.…
E-Books: Guidelines on the marine assessment of F(P)SOs
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…
Why Is HAZOP Important for Safety Professionals?
A Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) is a systematic investigation of a present or planned process or operation. It was originally designed…
Safety Flash: double Man overboard Resulting in one fatality
What happened? During preparations for disconnecting a tow tug which was moored to a barge in turn moored to the…
Guideline for Hazardous Locations
Electrical equipment can cause explosions in certain atmospheres. Equipment used in areas where explosive concentrations of dust or vapors may…
Calibration Procedure of Portable Gas Detectors
According to AS/NZS 60079.29.2:2008 (Gas Detectors – Selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases and oxygen) a…
Bump Testing Gas Detector 6 Important Questions
When working in hazardous atmospheres, it's not enough to rely on your senses to verify that the area is safe to…
What is Meaning of %LEL , %UEL , PID
Q:What is the Meaning of LEL , UEL and PID ? A: Lower and Upper Explosive Limits for Flammable Gases and…
Procedures of Lockout/Tagout at Chemical Plants
Lockout/tagout (LOTO) is a safety protocol that establishes minimum requirements for identifying and blocking hazardous energy during the maintenance or…
Hydrogen Sulfide New Regulations
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) regulations have gotten an overhaul for 2017. These regulatory changes are a top priority that need to be…