A rapidly aging workforce in developed economies, the lack of skilled workforces within process and extractive industries, increasingly stringent local employment requirements and an increased ...

Process safety is about understanding hazards and risk, managing risk by providing the appropriate layers of protection to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents, and learning from incidents ...

This chapter describes recent efforts by the chemical and petroleum industries to define process safety metrics suited to the needs of their enterprises. It then discusses how such concepts can be ...

While intention is admirable, it’s actions that count. And when it comes to process safety, 66% of companies cited disparities between process safety goals and reality, according to a report from ...

VelocityEHS is teaming up with OH&S Magazine for an in-depth webinar exploring ISO 45001, the internationally recognized standard for Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) management. Designed with ...

Chemical process industries face inherent risks arising from the manipulation and storage of hazardous substances, complex process operations, and the potential for catastrophic chain-reaction events.

Though the presumption is that physical separation is needed between control and safety systems to avoid common cause failures, “effective” separation may be enough with proper analysis and the right ...

Learn practical tips that you can bring to your organization and understand the benefits to safety management and the enrichment of a safety culture through automated, integrated health and safety ...