Safety and Loss Prevention

Hazards 23

Hazards 23 was held at the Southport Convention Centre, Southport, UK on 12-15 November 2012.

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1. Making process safety a topic for the board room

G. Ellis

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2. Field implementation of the COMAH competent authority strategic priority on ageing plant

S. Pointer

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3. Learning lessons from incidents: a paradigm shift is overdue

S. Mannan and S. Waldram

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4. Managing emergencies; the establishment of a competent response

D. Evans and E. Gittenberger

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5. Performance indicators for major accidents – lessons from incident analysis

L. J. Bellamy, J. I. H. Oh, H. J. Manuel and V. Sol

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6. Identifying the causes of hydrocarbon releases on offshore platforms

J. Gilroy, D. Dumolo and D. Porter

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8. Experimental investigation on the self-heating and decomposition of tetrafluoroethylene in a 100-dm3-reactor

R. Zeps, F. Ferrero, M. Beckmann-Kluge, V. Shroder and T. Spoormaker

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Paper 07. Recent Progress in LNG Safety and Spill Emergency Response Research

Byung Kyu Kim, Roberto Ruiz, Bin Zhang, Subramanya Nayak, Ray A. Mentzer, M. Sam Mannan, Mary Kay O'Connor and Artie McFerrin

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9. HSL – INERIS vent sizing round robin exercise on 40% di-cumyl peroxide in di-isobutyrate solution

J.-L. Gustin, D. Alix and Y. Couturier

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10. New engineering guideline (VDI 2263 Part 7) on dust fires and explosions protection in spray drying and integrated equipment

N. Jaeger

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11. Exploding corn

P. J. Caine and G. P. Ackroyd

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12. Explosion properties of admixtures

W. Rattigan and P. Holbrow

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13. Explosibility of nontraditional dusts: experimental and modeling challenges

P. Amyotte, F. Khan, S. Boilard, I. Iarossi, C. Cloney, A. Dastidar, R. Eckhoff, L. Marmo and R. Ripley

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14. A Benchmarking study on asset integrity and the issues of ageing plant in the UK chemicals industry

J. Hought and A. Fowler

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15. Operator alarms are the first line of defence

R.W. Brooks, A. Mahoney and J. Wilson

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16. Pass it on! Revisiting shift handover after Buncefield

J. Wilkinson and R. Lardner

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Paper 17. Addressing Work Execution is Key to Improving Day to Day Operational Risk Management and Enhancing Process Safety Management

Phil Murray and Scott Lehmann

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18. Complacency as a casual factor in accidents – fact or fallacy?

G. Innes-Jones

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19. CCS CO2 risk management – new industry guidance

H. Holt, K. Helle and J. Brown

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Paper 20. Experimental Studies of the Behaviour of Pressurised Releases of Carbon Dioxide

Dan Allason, Keith Armstrong, Julian Barnett, Phil Cleaver and Ann Halford

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Paper 21. Validation of Dispersion Models for High Pressure Carbon Dioxide Releases

C. M. Dixon, S. E. Grant, C. Obiorah and M. Bilio

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22. Experimental investigation of high pressure liquid CO2 release behaviour

M. Pursell

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Paper 23. Phast Validation of Discharge and Atmospheric Dispersion for Pressurised Carbon Dioxide Releases

Henk W. M. Witlox, Mike Harper and Adeyemi Oke

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24. HAZOP and LOPA the odd couple

C. Fane de Salis

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Paper 25. A Systematic Approach to Addressing Human Factors Issues for SIL Determnation Studies

David Embrey and Mrudhul Raj

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26. An independent evaluation of the UK Process Industry Gap Analysis Tool for addressing the uses of an operator as SIL level 1 component in tank overfill protection systems

D. Embrey and J. Henderson

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27. The work of the European Process Safety Centre (EPSC) Technical Steering Committee Working Group: ‘atypical scenarios‘

R. Gowland

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Paper 28. A Simple Methodology to Assess Environmental Risk from Offshore Operations

Matthew Celnik and Brian Bain

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29. Beyond LOPA: Safety integrity assessment in the pharmaceutical sector

A. G. King and D. Hodgson

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30. Developing a benchmarking service for the HSL Safety Climate Tool

N. Healey, C. Sugden, S. Binch, C. Lekka and D. Bottomley

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31. Where do procedures sit within a competence management system?

R. Selfe, S. Watson, A. Sheridan and J. Berman

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32. Preparing graduates for the real safety world – the past and the future

F. K. Crawley and B. R. Dickson

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33. Is it time, in the process industry, to question the limits of audits?

J.-C. Le Coze and M. Dupré

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34. A method for project safety design verification across a global organisation

J. Martin and C. Flower

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35. Process safety management audits – lessons learnt from South Africa

R. Prior

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38. Case studies illustrate the benefits of simulation modeling

D. Maggi, A. Verna and G. Stevens

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Paper 36. Calculating Toxic Impacts to Indoor Populations

Anthony G. Sarrack

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Paper 37. Progressive Analysis of Control Room Vulnerability

Stephen Ward, David Bogosian and Alex Christiansen

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39. Modelling the vaporization of cryogenic liquid spilled on the ground considering different boiling phenomena

Y. Liu, X. Gao, T. Olewski, L. Vechot and M. S. Mannan

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40. Key factors for the estimation of cross-country pipelines failure rates

G. Pettitt

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41. Presenting the societal risk of pipelines transporting hazardous materials

U. Neunert and K.-D. Kaufmann

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42. Mitigation of vapour cloud explosions by chemical inhibition

D. Roosendans, P. Hoorelbeke and K. van Wingerden

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43. Generation of flammable mists from high flashpoint fluids: literature review

S. Gant, R. Bettis, R. Santon, I. Buckland, P. Bowen and P. Kay

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44. New methods for hazardous area classification for explosive gas atmospheres

R. Santon, M. Ivings, D. Webber and A. Kelsey

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45. Hazards of accelerated gas explosion venting and their safety-relevant parameters

M. Poli, R. Grätz and V. Schröder

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Paper 46. Ignition Hazards and Area Classification of Hydrocarbon Cold Vents by the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

Alan Keith Pemberton, Aubrey Maurice Thyer and Hans Stefan Ledin

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Paper 47. Practical Application of the UKOOA Ignition Model

Brian Bain, Matthew Celnik and Geir Korneliussen

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Paper 48. An Alternative Methodology Addressing United Nations (UN) Classification Type for Self-Reactive Substances

David Dale

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Paper 49. The Forthcoming Seveso III Directive: Alignment with GHS Classifications and Data Issues for Acute Toxicity

Jill Wilday, Susan Fraser, Claire Bailey, Michah Stocks-Greaves, Peter Ridgway and Sandra Ashcroft.

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Paper 50. Using Process Safety Peer Review to Identify Best Practices - A Case Study

Gordon Sellers, Brian Woodhouse and Chris Conlon

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Paper 51. How Reliable is my Safety Case?

Keith R Murphy, Dr. Steve M Gilbert and Bronwen Lewis

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Paper 52. Integration of Alarp into Project Management Processes - How Low is Low Enough?

C. A. L. Nicholls (RAS Ltd, UK)

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Paper 53. Extending The Hazard Register

M. Phillips

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Paper 54. Essential Process Safety Management for Managing Multiple Oil and Gas Assets

John Hopkins

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Paper 55. Using Oil & Gas Emergency Response Training to Help Ensure the Understanding of the Major Hazards of Hydrocarbon Industries

D. R. Charlton and J. W. Sinclair

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Paper 56. The Importance of Recognising and Managing Ageing Plant

David Mansfield, Terry Atkinson and John Worsley

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Paper 57. Permits Around the World

Roger Barrett, Doug Scott and Charles Taylor

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Paper 58. Proper Application of Flammability Limit Data in Consequence Studies

Jeffrey R. Rowley and Joshua E. Bruce-Black

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Paper 59. Effects of Constraints on Gas Flow on the Severity of Vapour Cloud Explosions

Graham Atkinson

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Paper 69. Dealing with the Complexities of Coincident Flaring Hazards in Expanding Offshore Facilites

Conor Crowley

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Paper 61. An Integral Model for Pool Spreading, Vaporisation and Dissolution of Hydrocarbon Mixtures

Maria Isabel Fernandez, Mike Harper, Haroun Mahgerefteh and Henk W. M. Witlox

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Paper 62. Comparative Study of Models use in the Estimation of Risk from Flash Fire Events at Major Hazard Installations

Diego Lisbona, Brian Briggs and Mike Wardman

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Paper 63. Advanced Hybrid Modelling of Separators for Safe Design in Oil/Gas Production Plants.

James Marriott

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Paper 64. Future Energy Technology - Thermal Hazards of Li-ion Batteries

Jasbir Singh

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Paper 65. Experimental Releases of Liquid Hydrogen

P. Hooker, D. B. Willoughby, J. Hall and M. Royale

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Paper 66. Ensuring an Adequate Separation Distance Between Wind Turbines and Buried Energy Infrastructure

Neil Jackson, Dr. Phil Baldwin and Dr. Bob Andrews

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Paper 67. Lessons for Safe Design and Operation of Anaerobic Digesters

Andrew Jenkins, Les Gornall and Harry Cripps.

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Paper 68. Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Combination with CFD Modelling of Biomass Dust Explosions within Large Bulk Storage

C. J. Coffey and D. W. Price

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Paper 69. Organisational and Cultural Causes of Accidents - A Pilot Study

Marc McBride, Richard Taylor and Glenn Sibbick

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Paper 70. Safety Culture and Performance Indicators for a 'Top Tier' Comah SME

D. P. Threlfall

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Paper 71. Developing a Process Safety Climate Tool: The Long and Winding Road

Sarah Binch, Caroline Sugden, Nicola Healey, Colleen Butler and Chrysanthi Lekka

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Paper 73. Process Safety Leadership is the Key to Successful PSM Implementation Both in the UK and on a Global Scale

Sarah Grindrod and Dr. Andrew Fowler

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Paper 74. Vapour Cloud Explosion at the IOC Terminal in Jaipur

D. M. Johnson

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Paper 75. Corporate Governance for Process Safety

Mark Hailwood, Ian Travers, Amanda Cockton, Joy Oh and Jacco Brouwer

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Paper 76. 28 Years After Bhopal - Important Things that Catastrophic Events Teach Us

Scott A. Berger and Louisa A. Nara

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