Environment & Safety
Ensuring site-wide consistency in relief system analyses
Follow these protocols when evaluating common-cause failure scenarios for flares and headers
Avoid confusion when performing safety integrity levels
Here's how to differentiate safety instrumented fuction demand modes
Software tools are never a substitute for competency
Sound practice, experienced-based judgment and teamwork are still needed for safety engineering success
Prevent storage tank fires
Implementing these safety rules can reduce risk
Requirement engineering and management - Part 1 - safety critical elements identification
Use these guidelines to determine the safety-critical elements and tasks
Update management of your cooling water systems
New 'fit-for-purpose' biocide program provides broad-spectrum biofilm control
Wastewater treatment: A refinery case study
This refiner used an in-house initiative to troubleshoot plant-wide process water problems
Design and implement an effective equipment integrity management system
Consider this "integrity-only-specific" innovative methodology
Integrating security into the safety lifecycle
JOHN CUSIMANO, Guest Columnist       Comments? Write: jcusimano@exida.com         Thanks to IEC 61511 ..
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