Hazards Process Safety Conference

Call for content

Share your process safety insight and experience

The Hazards 34 programme will feature plenary speakers, invited speakers from industry, and technical presentations sharing practical insight from industry practitioners, researchers and regulators. 

Our call for content inviting submissions for oral presentation or succinct and visually impactful flash poster presentations is open until 24 May 2024. We welcome contributions from anyone with process safety knowledge and learning to share, particularly from those owning and managing risk at operating companies.

Please share details of your proposed contribution via a detailed abstract (written or video). You can download an abstract submission form here. See below for information on how to submit your abstract.

What are we looking for?

Examples of process safety knowledge, insight and experience that others can learn from and transfer to their own operations. This could include:

  • how you solved challenges/issues and the lessons learned
  • lessons learned from past incidents/near-misses
  • examples of ‘success stories’ where good process safety practice has delivered positive, tangible results
  • examples of innovation, new research and potential applications
  • developing and embedding leadership, culture change and competencies in organisations
  • improving systems, processes and procedures
  • examples of good process safety leadership.

Submissions exploring the process safety issues associated with new technologies and emerging challenges are also encouraged. This could consider:

  • incorporating new technology into existing infrastructure
  • the opportunity to apply the principles of inherent safety
  • the major hazard implications of new energies eg hydrogen, LNG, batteries, wind, solar
  • how to manage the effects of flooding, lightning, changing weather patterns and extreme events caused by climate change the opportunities and risks associated with digitalisation, big data, Artificial Intelligence, autonomous systems and cyber security
  • cross sector learning applications.

View our list of suggested topics. If you would like to discuss your proposed topic before submitting an abstract, feel free to contact us.

Who would we like to hear from?

Anyone who has contributions to share on any of the above from an industrial, regulatory or academic perspective.

Hazards is primarily a conference for industrialists, and we would particularly like to encourage those owning and managing risk at operating companies to share their practical experience so that others can learn from it.

We would like to hear about experience in a range of industry sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, offshore, power, laboratories, nuclear, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, water, manufacturing, renewable energy, agrochemicals, transmission networks, and transport of hazardous goods/supply chain.

Why contribute?
  • Share your knowledge and experience to inspire others and help them learn
  • Demonstrate your commitment to good process safety practice
  • Help us to make the process industries safer for the benefit of society
  • Take advantage of a personal development opportunity and enhance your professional reputation
  • Make new contacts and exchange ideas and experience with your peers
  • Generate impact for your research and present it to an industrial audience
What is expected of a presenter?

Presentations slots are approximately 25 minutes long which includes a recommended five minutes for Q&A. Presentations will be grouped by topic/theme (typically 3–4 presentations per session). There will be further question/discussion time at the end of the session which you will be expected to participate in.

You will be strongly encouraged to submit a detailed paper accompanying your presentation that will be included in the conference proceedings. However, submitting a full paper is not an essential requirement of presenting.

You will also be asked to submit a video of your presentation ahead of the conference. This is so that we can make recordings available to attendees on ‘catch-up’ after the event.

Presenters will have full access to the conference so are expected to pay to attend. They will however benefit from a significantly discounted author rate.

What happens next?
  • All submissions will be reviewed by our technical committee. The highest quality abstracts considered relevant to Hazards 34 will be offered a presenting slot in the programme or the opportunity to share their contribution with a flash poster presentation.  
  • If your abstract is successful, you will be strongly encouraged to submit a full paper that will be reviewed again by the technical committee and included in the conference proceedings. However, submitting a full paper is not an essential requirement of presenting. 
  • You will also be asked to submit a video recording of your presentation, and PowerPoint slides, ahead of the conference. 

Submission guidance

Suggested presentation topics

View our list of suggested topics. If you would like to discuss your proposed topic before submitting an abstract, feel free to contact us.

How to submit an abstract
  • Download an abstract submission form here and complete all sections
  • Tell us why your proposed content will be of interest to Hazards delegates and why it will benefit them. Choose to do this via a written abstract (approximately 300–1,000 words) or via a video abstract with a brief supporting written statement (approximately 250 words) 
  • Save the abstract form using this format: SURNAME_INITIAL_ORGANISATION
  • Submit your submission here by 24 May 2024
  • If you have any issues uploading your abstract to SharePoint, please email it to hazards@icheme.org
What happens next?
  • All submissions will be reviewed by our technical committee. The highest quality abstracts considered relevant to Hazards 34 will be offered a presenting slot in the programme or the opportunity to contribute a flash poster presentation.  
  • If your abstract is successful, you will be strongly encouraged to submit a full paper that will be reviewed again by the technical committee and included in the conference proceedings. However, submitting a full paper is not an essential requirement of presenting. 
  • You will also be asked to submit a video recording of your presentation, and PowerPoint slides, ahead of the conference. 
Key dates and deadlines
  • Deadline for abstract submissions: 24 May 2024
  • Abstract review completed, presentation slots offered, programme published: early July 2024
  • Deadline for submitting draft papers: 6 September 2024
  • Feedback provided from technical committee's peer review of paper: w/c 22 September 2024
  • Deadline for submitting final paper version of paper for conference proceedings: 11 October 2024
  • Deadline for submitting MP4 recording of presentation and presenter photo (jpeg): 11 October 2024
  • Deadline for submitting PowerPoint slides: 25 October 2024

Ready to submit?

Complete an abstract submission form

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You can’t be what you don’t see. Process safety role models are crucial.

Trish Kerin, IChemE Safety Centre (ISC)