SFAIRP in Practice: How to Prevent Over‑the‑Top Safety Measures
April 20, 2024
A few years ago – around the time the Health & Safety at Work Act was coming into effect here in New Zealand – a friend and I met for a beer. He..
Permit to Work System Audits - Some Findings
November 16, 2023
Permit systems are an important part of work control at operating facilities where equipment is handed over from the permit issuer to the permit..
Sodium Hypochlorite vs Chlorine: Safety and Risk Considerations for Water Treatment
May 23, 2023
Sodium Hypochlorite vs Chlorine for Water Treatment Facilities
What Makes a Safety-Critical Element (SCE) Suitable?
May 9, 2023
The MHF regulations require that safety-critical elements (SCEs) are verified to be suitable, but what does this mean in practice? We could say it..
Common Alarm Management Failures and How to Identify Them
April 6, 2023
With the advent of modern control systems, we have the unlimited capacity to configure alarms. This has resulted in many poor practices leading to..
What makes a competent hazardous area classifier?
March 29, 2023
History of hazardous area classification
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..
Preparing for Safety Case Resubmission: A Practical Guide
January 13, 2023
The main objective of a safety case regime is for a facility to demonstrate (to a regulator) that appropriate risk management is in place for major..
Consequence Modelling in Process Safety: From Fires to Toxic Releases
October 20, 2022
Consequence modelling is used to determine the worst-case scenarios that could occur due to a loss of containment of hazardous materials. This is..
How to Build and Execute a PSM Competence Program
June 28, 2022
An effective Process Safety Management (PSM) program requires specific attention to the competence of its staff and leadership. Organizations such as..