AcuSafe - Hazard Analysis Talks and Papers

	Evaluating Process Safety in the Chemical Industry : A Manager's Guide to Quantitative Risk Assessment by J. S. Arendt (Editor), Chemical Manufactures Association, CCPS, Lorenzo (December 2000) (Link)
	Guidelines for Evaluating Process Plant Buildings for External Explosions and Fires (Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS).) by American Institute of Chemical Engineers Center for Chemical Process s (September 1996) (Link)
	Process Safety Analysis : An Introduction by Bob Skelton (June 1998) (Link) Shows how safety assurance is actually performed in industry and examines the various stages of safety analysis in the design and operation of process plant. Emphasizes the HAZOP technique and covers control of sources of ignition and maintenance procedure.
	Reliability and Safety Assessment of Dynamic Process Systems (December 1994) (Link)
	HAZOP and HAZAN : Identifying and Assessing Process Industry Hazards by Trevor A. Kletz (April 1999) (Link) This reference provides basics of applying hazard and operability study (HAZOP) and hazard analysis (HAZAN) in the process industries. Chapters cover hazard identification and assessment, hazard and operability studies, real-life accidents that could have been prevented by HAZOPs, hazard analysis, and management issues. Other subjects are objections to HAZOP and HAZAN, limitations on the application of quantitative methods to railway travel, sources of data and confidence limits, and the history of HAZOP and HAZAN. This fourth edition is about 40% longer than the last edition, with more examples of applications. The author is affiliated with the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

AcuTech, Incorporating Inherently Safer Design Practices into Process Hazard Analysis (.PDF, 45K)
Describes how PHA methods may be used to recognize potential hazards, and weigh the likelihood of the event against potential consequences. Such studies may be used to improve process design practices and produce "inherently safer designs."

A Risk Based Approach to Addressing Recommendations from PHA Studies (.PDF, 52K)
This paper discusses an approach aimed at streamlining the decision-making process and minimizing ambiguity in decisions. The characteristics and benefits of improved prioritization processes will be reviewed. Possible barriers to the implementation of improved processes, and the future of risk-based prioritization of risk reduction actions will be discussed.

PHA Program Quality Self Examination (self examination of your PHA technical approach and follow up) (.HTML, 12K)
Checklist provided to allow for a self examination of your PHA technical approach and follow up.

Buying PHA Software with Confidence (.PDF, 37K)
Describes the key points in purchasing PHA software, and offers a step-by-step set of questions in making a decision.

Ensuring Quality in PHA Studies (.PDF, 21K)
Describes the purpose of conducting PHAs, underlying issues that affect their quality, and how to prepare a protocol to improve them.

The Use of a Ranking Matrix and Recommendations Prioritization System for Process Hazard Analysis Studies (.PDF, 25K)
In the absence of formal, approved risk management tools, it is recommended that individual companies adopt a standard, defensible ranking scheme to provide a common basis for decision-making, based on the company’s defined safety goals. This paper discusses an approach, common to many companies, that qualitatively ranks the risk of identified scenarios. This paper also discusses the possible problems of using various ranking schemes and risk criteria.

Professor Venkat Venkatasubramanian, Purdue University, Intelligent Systems for Process Hazards Analysis of Complex Chemical Plants (link)
Abstract of a paper describing Purdue's efforts in developing intelligent systems for automating PHA of process plants.


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