2005-Process Plant Safety Symposium Volume 7

Session: TECHNICAL PAPERS

Presentations

Insidious Explosion Hazards in the Mining Industry
Steven J Luzik, Derric Tjernlund
Two Large Losses: Refinery Fire and Vapor Cloud Explosion at a Natural Gas Processing Plant
Jeffre Yuill
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Investigation: Positive Pressure Control Room Failure
Lis Long, Johnni Banks, Mik Morris, Joh Murphy, Stephe Wallace
Rotational Force Capabilities of Males and Females Between the Ages of 30 and 55 Years
Lawrence J. H Schulze, Rebecc Ginsburg, Jehanze Quereshi
Human Factors Analysis Techniques for Process Control Rooms and Control Systems
Denni Attwood
Statistical Analysis of Human Factors Checklists
Bruce K Vaughen
Methods for Improving Human Performance
Donald K Lorenzo, Lee N. Vande Heuvel, James J Rooney
Human Reliability Analysis for Chlorine Bulk Unloading Procedures
Joseph J Chaback
Safety Climate: It's NOT Just an Engineering Problem
Stephanie C Payne, Mindy E Bergman, Jaime B Henning
Operational Discipline at DuPont
James A Klein
Values and Behavior: Building a Culture that Promotes Safety
Terry E McSween
Integrated Management Systems and Safety Culture - Operational Discipline as the Foundation of Manufacturing Excellence
Rober Walter
Essential Elements of a Sound Safety Culture
Walt L Frank
Enhanced Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Method
Alvi Waller
Selection and Evaluation of Release Scenarios for an LNG Import Terminal
Jeffrey D Marx, John B Cornwell
Criteria for the Escalation of Fires and Explosions
Valeri Cozzani, Gianfilipp Gubinelli, Ernest Salzano
Quantitative Risk Analysis for Hazardous Materials Transportation
Yuanhu Qiao, Ni Keren, William J Rogers, M. Sa Mannan
Statistical Analysis of Pressure Vessel Failure
Thomas J Mikschl, Ahma Shafaghi
Atlantis Case Study: Getting the Most from Your HAZOP
Donnie J Carter, Mar Gerschefski, Kevi Watson
Operator Initiated Action as an Independent Protection Layer
Angel Summers, Scot Sandler
Incident Investigation: The Transmitters Are Leaking in One Unit, But Are Working Fine in Another Unit, or Why Didn’t the First Fixes Work?
Arthur M Dowell
Incident Investigation of an Explosion at a Styrene Plant
Danie Wiff
Investigating Chemical Process Accidents: Examples of Good Practices
D.R Morrison, Russell A Ogle, M.J Viz, A. Carpenter, Y Su
Investigation Challenges of the Kinston Dust Explosion Accident
Quentin A Baker, Robert C. Gombar James A Lastowka, Michael A Polcyn
Investigating Explosion Incidents – What Do You Look for and What Does It Tell You
Darrell D Barker
Dust Explosion Case Study: How a Wrong Material of Construction Caused a Dust Explosion
Dehon Kong
Application of Inherently Safer Process Concepts in DuPont
C. Curti Clements
Inherently Safe Process Plants: Practical Methods and Examples
David G Kehn
Inherently Safer Technology: An Evolutionary Thing
Ti Overton, Georg King
Sub-Atmospheric Pressure Storage and Delivery For Gases
Kar Olander, Peter Va Buskirk
Implementing Inherently Safer Design in an Existing Plant
Denni Hendershot, Jonathan A Sussman, Gerald E Winkler, G. Le Dill
Continuous Process Improvement Toward a Safer Ester Amidation Process
Adria David, Sriniva Tummala, Boguslaw M Mudryk, Jin Liang, Rossano
Preventing Incidents At Newly Acquired Facilities – Implementation of Lessons Learned
Bria Dunbobbin, C. Lor Paxton, Glen A Peters, Martin A Dennehy
Organizational Factors That Influence Safety
Scot Stricoff, Patric Killimet
Keynote Paper Holder
Scot Berger
The 27 March 2003 Billy-Berclau Accident: A Technical and Organisational Investigation
Jean-christoph Lecoze, Nicola Dechy, Samanth Lim, Emmanue Leprette, Rudd Branka
When Risk Becomes Reality: Formosa Plastics’ Response to a Plant Explosion
Rober Thibault
Handling Chemicals in Small Containers
Albert I Ness, Richar Gibson
Naval Sea Systems Command Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) Program
Paul E Sullivan, Stephen E Iwanowicz, Alfred H Ford, Matthew S McBride, Thomas K Guinan, Christopher A Lilly