Ross Benton
Ross is a Director of Safety Solutions Ltd and has two decades in the process industry. He is an experienced Facilitator of Hazard and Risk Reviews, Process Safety Trainer, and specialises in Alarm Management and Functional Safety.
Common Alarm Management Failures and How to Identify Them
April 6, 2023
Why Alarm Management Matters With the advent of modern control systems, we have the unlimited capacity to configure alarms. This has resulted in many..
What elements should be included as SCE
December 6, 2021
Defining the Scope of a Safety Critical Element (SCE) The definition of what equipment makes up an SCE can in some situations be subjective. Whether..
Are you over cooking your Safety Critical Elements?
December 6, 2021
When Too Many SCEs Undermine Process Safety There is a lot of debate and variation in the process of deciding what should be categorised as an SCE...
Is Alarm Management Software Worth it?
July 10, 2020
Evaluating the Value of Alarm Management Software in Practice I started off my alarm management journey as a Control Systems Engineer being handed a..
Defining Competency in Process Safety
June 23, 2020
A key part in managing the risks at an operating facility is ensuing that personnel are competent in their roles and understand how Process Safety..
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Minimising Risk at Operating Plants
May 23, 2020
As the understanding of process safety has increased over the last few decades, countries' health and safety legislation has also been updated. There..