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Should Process Safety Practitioners be Independent?

March 31, 2026

In operating environments, we constantly are trying to balance several goals which often can be in conflict from each other. These include trying to..

Are you over cooking your Safety Critical Elements?

December 6, 2021

There is a lot of debate and variation in the process of deciding what should be categorised as an SCE. If you have too many SCE you're at risk of..

LOPA Red Flags You Can’t Afford to Ignore

July 3, 2020

Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a key technique to quantify the risks of a process scenario and provide insight into where controls need to..

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..