Environment & Safety
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 ..
HP Automation Safety: Safety culture for operations and maintenance
While recently analyzing failure records from different petrochemical plants, some interesting trends emerged from the information. A particular instrument model experienced significantly different fa..
Facility siting—balancing risk vs. cost
Companies should take a second look at identifying and analyzing hazards associated with temporary buildings
Rethink your overpressure systems
Consider multiple relief valve designs
Maximize uptime for sulfur testing
New analyzer determines trace level amounts quickly
HP Automation Safety: Are you the designated jailee?
In a popular European industry newsletter, I spotted an unsettling story—"Criminal proceedings have been commenced against Total UK Ltd., Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd., British Pipeline Agency L..
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- UK's insolvent Lindsey oil refinery secures some crude supply to keep running for now 7/8
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