Matthew Mitchell
Matthew is our Australian branch manager and completed his Bachelor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Auckland. Matthew specialises in the area of consequence modelling, alarm management, safety assessments and process control. He is an associate member of IChemE, and a TÜV certified functional safety engineer.
What makes a competent hazardous area classifier?
March 29, 2023
Hazardous area classification dates back to the 18th century when the demand for energy to power the industrial revolution, and the growing demands..
What are Hazardous Areas and how are they classified?
January 17, 2023
Many areas may contain hazards, but the term “Hazardous Area” is specifically applied to locations where the likelihood of coincidentally creating..
Managing Low-Likelihood, High-Consequence External Events
December 14, 2021
Process safety deals with the low-likelihood, high-severity scenarios, typically in the realms of occurring once every 1,000 to once every 1,000,000..
How reliable is consequence modelling?
October 5, 2021
At Safety Solutions we are no strangers to consequence modelling. One of the most common queries we get is around model uncertainty, and when it..
Understanding the Risks of Ammonia Refrigeration Plants
September 9, 2020
With dairy, meat and other agricultural products making up a significant proportion of our food chain, it’s no surprise that we have a large number..
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Why do you need a professional HAZOP scribe ?
June 18, 2020
Much like how an experienced facilitator is critical to the success of a HAZOP, so too is the need for a competent scribe with the appropriate..
Consequence Modelling of Toxic Gas Releases
May 26, 2020
Much has been said about the science and tools used to assess the scale of catastrophic events. The term “consequence modelling” will be used in this..