Equipment reliability failures at Longford, BP and Buncefield highlight process safety lessons, maintenance KPIs and industry risks.

Chemical facilities miss critical safety insights by investigating the wrong incidents with the wrong questions. Learn from research that analyzed over 10,000 incidents across...

Permit-to-work failures killed 167 men on Piper Alpha. Learn critical safety lessons to prevent future disasters.

NASA normalized foam strikes over time, turning "lessons of failure into memories of success."

Risk assessment should still be a manual process, but AI can streamline data collection to enable sound engineering judgments.

Switching operation triggers catastrophic power station explosion, proving that process safety principles apply beyond traditional chemical plants to any high-hazard environment...

Remembering the human toll of Texas City and Deepwater Horizon and applying those lessons learned can prevent similar tragedies.

Embrace new ways of safety communication because if we keep doing the same thing, we will keep getting the same results.

A former Formula One engineer has developed an AI copilot that can suggest questions, reference incident databases and provide support. But don’t worry, humans still have the ...

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.

We’ve extracted a few gems from the 2024 season of Process Safety with Trish & Traci. Listen in as we discuss recurring accidents, emergency systems and organizational learning...

Chemical engineer Ramin Abhari’s graphic novels communicate the lessons learned from major process safety incidents.

On the 40th anniversary, it’s paramount to keep the memory of these incidents alive to avoid making the same deadly mistakes.

On the 35th anniversary of the deadly event we examine how routine maintenance can go horribly wrong.

In this episode of Process Safety with Trish and Traci we interview Fiona Erskine, an engineer and crime novelist who has a passion for process safety.

Canada's standard takes an industry-agnostic approach. Its potential to influence global PSM practices and its role in setting benchmarks for organizations not covered by traditional...

Control system failures, alarm floods, maintenance issues and emergency response factored into this non-deadly incident.

Keeping major incidents like Imperial Sugar and Didion Milling top of mind will help save lives.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board identified five issues with the 2019 Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery fire and explosion: mechanical integrity, outdated equipment, lack of...

The Flixborough disaster in 1974 resulted in 28 fatalities and significant damage, leading to the introduction of management of change processes, improved asset integrity practices...

Stephen J. Wallace’s novel is set in an ethylene production facility where an explosion kills workers. Plant management, emboldened by powerful political allies, scramble to hide...

The incident at Formosa Plastics in 2004 highlighted critical lessons in process safety. Human factors, communication gaps and inadequate equipment played significant roles in...

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.