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HP Integration Strategies: Aging HPI workforce drives need for operator training systems

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2011
ARC Advisory Group: Abel, J.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Project Management / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Construction / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Loss Prevention / Management / Middle East / Safety

As a leading research and consulting organization focused on the process industries, manufacturing, infrastructure and other industrial sectors, ARC Advisory Group has been closely following the emerg..

Fine-tune diesel hydrotreating operations

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2011
Hyperion Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation: Harismiadis, V. I.  |  Chaitanya, K.  |  Deshpande, A.
Environment & Safety / Process Control / Refining / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Hydrotreating / Middle East / Safety

This refinery used a simulator to train operators effectively

HP Automation Safety: Are you a lawyer or an engineer?

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2011
exida LLC: Goble, W.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East / Safety / Valves

Have you ever questioned some legal decision? I have certainly wondered about the logic behind certain legal cases. When I read the “warning labels” on certain products, for example, I reall..

Pre-engineered solutions drive down advanced control costs

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2011
Emerson Process Management: Sharpe, P.  |  Hawkins, G.
Environment & Safety / Process Control / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Boilers / Environment / Europe / Heat Transfer / Information Systems / Middle East / Safety

Process control can improve quality and operating efficiency

Limit the damage from a vapor cloud loss

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2011
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Energy: Allen, G.
Environment & Safety / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Carbon Management / Environment / Europe / Loss Prevention / Middle East / Safety

Risk reduction ideas from personal experience

Rethink lubrication and steam issues on emergency equipment

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2011
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Compressors / Environment / Europe / Heat Transfer / Middle East / Safety / Turbines

‘Best available technology’ is a must for backup systems

HP Innovations: HPInnovations

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2011
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Refining / Analyzers / Biofuels / Environment / Loss Prevention / Natural Gas / Safety

Kink-resistant hose provides longer service lifeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) has introduced a high-performance solution for transferring bulk corrosive chemicals. A superior flexible and ..

Update your reliability performance to meet process safety expectations

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2011
Flint Hills Resources, L.P.: Bloch, K.  |  Bertsch, J.
Western ROPE, LLC: Dunmire, D.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Project Management / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Economics / Engineering & Design / Europe / Management / Middle East / Safety

Better risk assessment can identify root causes for potential site catastrophes before they occur

Consider closed–loop oil-mist lubrication

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2011
Lubrication Systems Company: Ehlert, D.
Maintenance & Reliability / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East / Rotating Equipment / Safety

A growing trend is migrating to this new lubricating system for rotating equipment

HP Automation Safety: Is it possible to communicate risk issues successfully?

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2011
exida LLC: Goble, W.
Environment & Safety / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Safety

A safety project has a better chance of being approved if the person making the payback decision understands the concept of “risk cost.” If there is a likelihood of a $1,000,000-cost event h..