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Should Process Safety Practitioners be Independent?

March 31, 2026

Why Independence Is Critical in Process Safety In operating environments, we constantly are trying to balance several goals which often can be in..

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...

LOPA Red Flags You Can’t Afford to Ignore

July 3, 2020

Why Poor Quality LOPA Leads to Incorrect Risk Decisions Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a key technique to quantify the risks of a process..

Minimising Risk at Operating Plants

May 23, 2020

How Risk Is Assessed and Reduced in Operating Plants As the understanding of process safety has increased over the last few decades, countries'..