AIChE Chemical reactivity worksheet: https://www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/chemical-reactivity-worksheet The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet (CRW) is a free software program you can use to find out about the chemical reactivity
One way to think about risks is in terms of uncertainty. Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense, explains the limitations of intelligence reports and
Basics An operating asset, such as a refinery or oil and gas platform, poses risks to people and environment. A quantitative risk analysis (QRA) quantifies
Below is a list of top five blog posts for this year. 1. SO2 vs. H2S: Which is more toxic? 2. Physical Explosions: LNG Rapid
Chemical processes and designs are increasingly being evaluated for inherent safety – i.e. reduce the hazard rather than the risk. The philosophy behind inherent safety
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are a part of today’s corporate growth strategy. As a part of M&A due diligence various critical business issues are evaluated.
Generally speaking, 5-6 things have to go wrong for an incident to occur. Furthermore, these events or failures have to occur in a certain sequence. The characteristics
As safety professionals, we are often required to consider value of life in decision making. So, what is the economic value of a life? According
I had been away from writing blog posts for last 3 months or so…mainly because of my travel to S. Korea. I have also been
A friend of mine, Dr. Ben Thomas, recently forwarded me a video showing a man escaping incident in matter of seconds. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rapvHU3aoCw Note: The video
Surprisingly, many organization and professionals believe that safety can be achieved by common sense. Here is an excellent article from Kevin Jones’ Safety at Work
I would like to wish readers and the growing list of subscribers of risk and safety blog a prosperous 2010. It has been a year
A few weeks ago, I had written about a recent fire at the alkylation unit in Citgo’s Corpus refinery, and raised the question about HF
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku – is an ancient Japanese text compiled in 901. It talks about an earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in 869: “Then
