Understanding ‘Risk’ and ‘Basis for Safe Operation’
Workers' representative to manager: “You need to install grounding and bonding to every pipe section of this (all-steel) process plant.…
17 March
17 March
Grain and Processing Explosions – Why so many?
There are too many combustible dust explosions every year in the US; these result in over 30 injuries or fatalities…
13 February
It’s Winter – it’s static electricity time!
In Winter in the Northern parts of the United States and in Canada, our electrostatic hazards consulting team find themselves…
16 January
Explosions Associated with Ethanol Production
URGENT NEWS ALERT – EXPLOSION IN SPAIN There was a massive explosion at an ethylene plant in Spain last week,…
16 January
Can Computer-based Process Safety Training be Effective?
Deep down, we all kind of know it. Hours spent on computer-based training is not quite the same thing as…
05 November
Dust Quiz; The Results! How much is known about NFPA 652
A couple of months ago we gave you, and colleagues like you, the opportunity to take a (hopefully fun) quiz…
14 October
Thermal Instability (Self-Heating) in Spray Dryers
Quality Control approaches you with an issue. They have detected yellowing or even brown specks in the spray-dried milk you…
17 September
Electrical Area Classification OR Hazardous Area Classification?
Our process safety consultants see many things, good and less good, as they go about their business of making industrial…
10 July
Electrostatic Hazards: Early Warning Signs
Electrostatic sparks cause too many industrial fires and explosions every year. Often there are warning signs before-hand. Do you know…