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Environment & Safety

Ergonomics is still good business

Though legislation in the U.S. has stalled, these principles and resources can be applied to improve productivity

HP Automation Safety: Safety certification or proven in use?

exida LLC: Goble, W.

In almost every safety system design class, the question is asked: "Do I need special equipment for safety instrumented systems?" Some available equipment has been certified by organizations like T&#2..

All you need to know about centrifugal pumps, Part 2

Qatar Petroleum: Godse, A.

Specific applications, condition monitoring and other considerations are detailed

Safety integrity level verification - A PFD average calculation is not enough

exida LLC: van Beurden, I.  |  Amkreutz, R.

Architectural constraints must also be considered

Do we need relief valves on FCC main fractionators?

Stone & Webster Engineers and Constructors, Inc.: Elliott, B.

Analysis shows that in some cases the system is inherently safe

Operating deflection shape analysis—a powerful tool to increase plant reliability

Sensoplan Inc.: Ebi, G.

The technique provides fast and effective root-cause failure analysis of rotating equipment

Consider duplex stainless steels for corrosive exchanger service

AB Sandvik Steel: Holmquist, M.

Here’s where they have solved corrosion problems

Consider using a new reliability tool: Weibull analysis for production data

Barringer & Associates, Inc.: Barringer, H. P.
The Dow Chemical Company: Roberts, Jr., W. T.

Using these techniques, companies can distinguish between processing problems and reliability issues

HP Automation Safety: Complacency

exida LLC: Goble, W.

We have the misfortune to be witness to what will probably be judged the worst man-made incident in recent history: the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. This incident occurred d..

HP Insight: Forecast for 2002

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

At this time, many organizations develop their budgets and allocate spending for the coming new year. In late summer, HP compiled its forecast on 2002 HPI spending trends. However, the events from Sep..