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Usage of AEGL Dosage in Safety and Risk Studies

Safety and risk analysis studies involving toxic chemicals often require the use of limiting toxicity criteria to develop safe exclusion zones, individual risk profiles, and/or societal risk profiles. For a short duration release, a fixed concentration criteria may overpredict the extent of hazard or risk.

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Using Risk Assessment for Investment Decision-Making

This paper concerns the management of onshore transmission oil and gas pipelines and the choices that operators must make for investment decision-making, particularly concerning the environmental consequences of incidents where there is a loss of containment (LOC) event from the pipeline (i.e. a leak or rupture).

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Vent Containment Design for Emergency Relief Systems

Emergency relief discharge from a chemical reactor or a process storage vessel will often need treatment before it can be vented to atmosphere. The discharge of flammable and/or toxic materials can create fire and explosion hazards as well as toxicity hazards both on site and off site.

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When Knowledge Transfers: Connecting Lessons Learned to Organizational Memory

Chemical and energy sectors continue to experience similar recurrent incidents and accidents despite best practices and dedication to safety. Competence and lessons learned need to be shared and passed on to mitigate near-misses and events.

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Why Process Safety Management Audits Fail

Most companies have completed at least three process safety management (PSM) compliance audits of their covered facilities since the promulgation of the OSHA PSM standard. These companies, however, are not seeing noticeable improvements in their PSM programs.

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