Process Safety With Trish & Traci

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Permit to Work Failures Prove Deadly
Permit-to-work failures killed 167 men on Piper Alpha. Learn critical safety lessons to prevent future disasters.
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Podcast: Lessons Learned from the Challenger Disaster
NASA normalized foam strikes over time, turning "lessons of failure into memories of success."
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.
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...

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Process Safety with Trish & Traci Wins Best Podcast
May 19, 2025
The 2025 Jesse H. Neal Awards honor excellence in business media.
Process Safety with Trish & Traci Neal Finalist
March 26, 2025
Process Safety with Trish & Traci explores critical industrial safety through expert insights and lessons learned.
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Author and engineer Fiona Erskine chats with Trish and Traci
Sept. 17, 2024
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 Process Safety Management Standard
Aug. 20, 2024
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...
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Milford Haven, Wales Lessons Learned
July 23, 2024
Control system failures, alarm floods, maintenance issues and emergency response factored into this non-deadly incident.
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Podcast: Dust Explosion Awareness Ebbs and Flows
July 10, 2024
Keeping major incidents like Imperial Sugar and Didion Milling top of mind will help save lives.