New Zealand
Joint Appita and IChemE Technical Meeting

- Date From 24th July 2025
- Date To 24th July 2025
- Price From $55
- Location Copthorne Hotel, Fenton Street, Rotorua.
Overview
The IChemE Waikato/Bay of Plenty regional group would like to invite members to the annual Appita and IChemE technical meeting. This includes the opportunity to enjoy a buffet dinner before the technical programme.
Speakers
Rodrigo Dias, Process Safety Engineer, Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd
Design Verification of Critical Controls in Process Plants
How Pan Pac managed the major site hazards, mainly involving hazardous chemicals, including Specified Hazardous Substances on aftermaths of the site flooding event due to Cyclone Gabrielle.
The presentation will cover which immediate control measures were implemented to mitigate the risk of any consequential event occurring, including visual site inspections, SCEs impairment assessment and associated risks and plant isolation.
In conclusion, the final steps for a safe plant restart will be mentioned, that include the complementary safety studies and plant deisolation procedures.
John Carnegie, Chief Executive, Energy Resources Aotearoa
Running on Empty?
How does New Zealand secure the fuel we need to safeguard our economic future?
The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the New Zealand Member Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.
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