How to Run an Efficient Procedural HAZOP Without Missing Real Risks
October 2, 2024
Why Cutting Corners in HAZOP Is a Concern For many of us who facilitate Hazop studies, procedural Hazops come our way only rarely. Despite a decade..
HAZOP Challenges Explained: From Double Jeopardy to Poor Documentation
April 20, 2024
From my experience as a HAZOP leader, there are several challenges I have experienced that could compromise the integrity of the recorded minutes...
SFAIRP in Practice: How to Prevent Over‑the‑Top Safety Measures
April 20, 2024
What SFAIRP Means in Safety Management A few years ago – around the time the Health & Safety at Work Act was coming into effect here in New Zealand –..
Auditing Permit to Work Systems: Key Findings and Practical Insights
November 16, 2023
What a Permit to Work System Audit Is Permit systems are an important part of work control at operating facilities where equipment is handed over..
Sodium Hypochlorite vs Chlorine: Safety and Risk Considerations for Water Treatment
May 23, 2023
Understanding Chemical Disinfectants in Water Treatment Water processing facilities have a requirement to ensure the quality of the output meets..
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What Makes a Safety-Critical Element (SCE) Suitable?
May 9, 2023
Why Suitable SCE Matters in Safety Cases The MHF regulations require that safety-critical elements (SCEs) are verified to be suitable, but what does..
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 makes a competent hazardous area classifier?
March 29, 2023
History of hazardous area classification Hazardous area classification dates back to the 18th century when the demand for energy to power the..
What are Hazardous Areas and how are they classified?
January 17, 2023
Understanding Hazardous Areas in Industrial Settings Many areas may contain hazards, but the term “Hazardous Area” is specifically applied to..