Workforce & Training

Workforce and training issues are critical to organizational success and economic prosperity. They encompass talent acquisition, employee retention, skills development, diversity and inclusion, work-life balance and labor relations. Addressing these issues effectively can boost productivity, innovation and competitiveness while enhancing employee satisfaction and well-being. With advancing technologies, a limited workforce, and a vast number of engineers retiring, attention to your workforce and operator training is more crucial than ever.

Articles

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Small Acts, Big Impact: How Micro-Behaviors Shape Teams
Daily behaviors build or break team trust, inclusion and workplace culture.
Process Safety: AI and Machine Learning Transform Compliance, But Humans Still Key
Risk assessment should still be a manual process, but AI can streamline data collection to enable sound engineering judgments.
Operator Training Inefficiency Costs Millions
Optimizing operator training time saves money through feedback and assessment.
Callide Power Station: 34 Minutes to Disaster
Switching operation triggers catastrophic power station explosion, proving that process safety principles apply beyond traditional chemical plants to any high-hazard environment...

News

Chevron Slashes Nearly 800 Jobs in Texas' Permian Basin
May 30, 2025
Facing financial pressure, Chevron plans to trim total workforce by 20 percent.
Is California Prepared For Refinery-Closure Fallout?
April 29, 2025
Politicians tout a 'just transition' to green jobs. For Benicia refinery workers, 'that's a farce'
Shaping the Future Workforce Together
Nov. 18, 2024
Chemical Processing's parent company introduces inaugural survey that aims to learn about the successes and opportunities in recruiting, retention, training and technology adaptations...
Albemarle cuts workforce
Nov. 8, 2024
For the second time in 2024 the Charlotte-based manufacturing company announces layoffs to offset major sales declines.
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Words Teamwork, Vision, Goal, Trust, Success, Skill, Partner displayed on gears
Jan. 29, 2025
The science of effective teams isn't about trust falls and team lunches — it's about survival.
Chemical Processing Trivia
Jan. 28, 2025
Test your expertise of the chemical industry with this quick Chemical Processing quiz!
Podcast: Get the Most Out of Training Dollars Via Instructional System Design
Jan. 24, 2025
ISD is a systematic training approach to improve efficiency and effectiveness in industrial training.
Job Hazard Analysis Makeover: 5 Crucial Steps
Jan. 21, 2025
Safety experts share strategies to revitalize job hazard analysis programs. A piece of paper won’t save your life, but what’s on that paper could.