Safety/Security

Based on his many years in the chemical industry and his years at the CSB, John Bresland developed a “top 10” list of rules for process safety success.

This short list will help your organization get moving on more robust cybersecurity practices.

Boeing was known for its engineering excellence until a focus on profitability took over. Properly documenting management of change and recognizing weak signals could have prevented...

A hazard and operability study (HAZOP) mostly is a safety design check, not a design development review. Making and finalizing major design choices should occur long before a ...

Group honors author of thesis and lifetime contribution

A fire at a chemical complex in Passaic, New Jersey, causes a roof collapse but no injuries.

Optima Chemical receives Gold Award, the association’s highest honor.

New digitalization, major hazards and clean energy books are available on Knovel.

Remote monitoring helps operators improve safety and prevent costly unscheduled downtime.

To help you deter dangers, Chemical Processing has put together this eHandbook.

Process design and process safety are critical considerations in chemical production and processing. With design and safety paramount at the outset of any new development or equipment...

In the decade before Stuxnet attacked process control systems in Iran, there were just five known supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) vulnerabilities for all control...

A deep understanding of risks empowers us to make informed decisions

There is no such thing as zero risk, but we can take more effective approaches to minimize the potential for those risks to be realized.

Predicting process safety behaviors, gaining insight and enhancing training to minimize risk in chemical operations.