Systematic Approach for Safe Mechanical Completion, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, and Startup
After the Mechanical Completion phase of any new Facility, as oil and Gas plan another new phase started which is…
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E-Books: The Safety-Critical Systems Handbook 4th edition
The Safety-Critical Systems Handbook 4th edition is a Straightforward Guide to Functional Safety_ IEC 61508 (2010 Edition), IEC 61511 (2015…
E-Books: Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability, and Quality
Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability, and Quality book for Corrosion Problems and Solutions in Oil Refining and Petrochemical Industry start…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Oil & extraction: hazards, controls & resources -Safety Moment#22
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, in 2016 there are currently between 150,000 and 160,000 people employed in oil &…
Why Poor Shift Handover Can Lead to Serious Oil & Gas Incidents
Effective communication during a shift handover provides a strong layer of protection in preventing major incidents.In the oil & gas…
NIOSH publishes fact sheet on fatigued driving in oil and gas industry
For oil and gas workers, fatigue caused by a combination of long work hours and lengthy commutes can contribute to…
20 Best practices from the oil & gas industry
It’s an understatement to say in the past few years the oil and gas industry – both “upstream” in exploration…