Safety and Loss Prevention

Hazards 20

15-17 April 2008

(Published as IChemE Symposium series no. 154).

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1. Process safety performance indicator – a tool to help senior managers show process safety leadership

P. Webb The Burgoyne Memorial Lecture

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2. Selecting risk control measures – why organisations often demonstrate poor risk management

C. J. Beale

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3. Some observations about major chemical accidents from recent CSB investigations

G. Visscher

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4. Buncefield – legal impacts

P. Bratt and C. Henney

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5. Challenging the ‘SHE’ culture in the Russian Federation

C. Brandon and D. W. Edwards

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6. Accidents of the next 15 years?

T. A. Kletz

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7. Lessons learned equals improved safety culture

F. K. Crawley

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8. Unlocking safety culture excellence: our behaviour is the key

J. Hunter and R. Lardner

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9. Managing risk competence

C. Urwin

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10. Integrity management for the 21st century with 20th century equipment

L. Krstin

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11. Bunding at Buncefield: successes, failures and lessons learned

A. Whitfield and M. Nicholas

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12. Practical implementation of a PPC site protection and monitoring plan

A. Buchanan and J. Holden

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13. A successful regulatory intervention at William Blythe from despair to delivery

L. Murray and R. Costello

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14. What do we want to sustain and how do we decide?

M. S. Mannan, D. Narayanan and Y. Guo

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15. The implementation of IPPC under Schedule 1, Section 4.5 part A (1) a), for a small manufacturing enterprise, producing contract chemicals under a multiproduct protocol

S. Hollingworth

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16. Investigation into a fatal fire at Carnauld Metalbox Ltd

M. I. Essa and A. Thyer

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17. The only good waste is ‘dead’ waste – WASOP, a methodology for waste minimisation within complex systems

N. Blundell and D. Shaw

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18. Impact of emergency shutdown devices on relief system sizing and design

R. K. Goyal and E. G. Al-Ansari

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19. Background to and experience using the NII's new safety assessment principles – learning for the high hazard sector?

A. Trimble

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20. Explosion processes and DDT of various flammable gas/air mixtures in long closed pipes containing obstacles

C. Lohrer, C. Drame, D. Arndt, R. Grätz and A. Schönbucher

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21. Acceptance criteria for damaged and repaired passive fire protection

D. Kerr, D. Willoughby, S. Thurlbeck and S. Connolly

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22. Competence assurance in the major hazard industry

M. Bromby and C. Shea

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23. Moodle e-learning environment – an effective tool for a development of a learning culture

V. Siirak

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24. Using ARX approach for modelling and prediction of the dynamics of a reactor-exchanger

Y. Chetouani

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25. Integrating risk into your plant lifecycle – a next generation software architecture for risk based operations

N. Cavanagh, J. Linn and C. Hickey

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26. Assessment of high integrity instrumented protective arrangements

A. G. King

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27. Considerations for layer of protection analysis for licensed plant

J. Fearnley

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28. Harmfulness and hazard categorisation – impact of emerging technologies on equipment design in the mining industry

D. S. Dolan and J. Frangos

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29. Designing for safety – how to design better water treatment works

P. Bradley

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30. Guidance on effective workforce involvement in health and safety

D. Pennie, M. Wright, P. Leach and M. Scanlon

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31. Development of an efficient safety and learning culture in Romanian small and medium enterprises (SME's) through virtual reality safety tools

S. Kovacs

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32. Knowledge transfer – critical components in occupational health and safety – an Estonian approach

M. Järvis and P. Tint

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33. S. J. Manchester

S. J. Manchester

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34. The revised EN 13463-1 standard for non-electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

K. Brehm and R. Rogers

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35. Implementation experience of ATEX 137 for a petrochemical site

J. Fearnley and R. Perbal

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38. Independent review of some aspects of IP15 Area classification code for installations handling flammable fluids

P. Nalpanis, S. Yiannoukas, J. Daycock, P. Crossthwaite and M. Scanlon (

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39. Potential for flashback through pressure/vacuum valves on low-pressure storage tanks synopsis

A. Ennis and D. Long

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40. Methods of avoiding tank bund overtopping using computational fluid dynamics tool

S. R. Nair

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41. Hazards in the maritime transport of bulk materials and containerised products

J. B. Kelman

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42. The causes of IBC (intermediate bulk container) leaks at chemical plants – an analysis of operating experience

C. J. Beale

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43. Liquid dispersal and vapour production during overfilling incidents

G. Atkinson, S. Gant, D. Painter, L. Shirvill and A. Ungut

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44. Continuous monitoring of risks – people, plant and process

J. Bond

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45. The necessity of trust and ‘creative mistrust’ for developing a safe culture

J. Mitchell

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46. Using the best available techniques to change behaviour in the construction industry

M. Worthington, S. Hughes and A. Saimbi

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47. Implementing and sustaining human reliability programmes of work – a managers' guide

A. Hubbard and J. Henderson

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48. Improving shift handover and maximising its value to the business

A. Brazier and B. Pacitti

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49. An investigation into a ‘weekend (or bank holiday) effect’ on major accidents

N. C. Healey and A. G. Rushton

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50. Is HAZOP always the method of choice for identification of major process plant hazards?

A. Verna and G. Stevens

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51. HAZOP for dust handling plants: a useful tool or a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

A. Tyldesley

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52. A rule-based system for automated batch HAZOP studies

C. Palmer, P. W. H. Chung and J. Madden

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53. A consistent approach to the assessment and management of asphyxiation hazards

K. A. Johnson

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54. Interpretation of the HCR for QRA – and its application beyond the North Sea

S. A. Richardson

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55. An improved approach to offshore QRA

B. Bain and A. Falck

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56. Handling of reactive chemical wastes – a review

J. C. Etchells, H. James, M. Jones, and A. J. Summerfield

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57. Dewar scale-up for reactive chemical waste handling

L. Véchot and J. Hare

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58. What kind of relationship do you have with your tollers?

C. Williams, M. Luginbuehl and P. Brown

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59. Thermal stability at elevated pressure – an investigation using differential scanning calorimetry

I. J. G. Priestley, P. Brown, J. Ledru and E. Charsley

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61. Adapting the EU Seveso II Directive for the globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of ¬chemicals (GHS) in terms of acute toxicity to people: initial study into potential effects on UK industry

M. Trainor, A. Rowbotham, J. Wilday, S. Fraser, J. L. Saw and D. Bosworth

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62. Practical experience in radio frequency induced ignition risk assessment for COMAH/DSEAR compliance

I. R. Bradby

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63. Lessons learnt from decommissioning a top tier COMAH site

K. Dixon-Jackson

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64. A safety culture toolkit – and key lessons learned

P. Ackroyd

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65. Safety model which integrates human factors, safety management systems and organisational issues applied to chemical major accidents

L. J. Bellamy, T. A. W. Geyer, J. I. H. Oh and J. Wilkinson

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66. Can we still use learnings from past major incidents in non-process industries?

F. Gil and J. Atherton

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67. Liquid mists and sprays flammable below the flash point: the problem of preventative bases of safety

S. Puttick

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68. Modelling of vented dust explosions – empirical foundation and prospects for future validation of CFD codes

T. Skjold, K. van Wingerden, O. R. Hansen and R. K. Eckhoff

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69. Bringing risk assessments to life by integrating with process maps

G. Sellers, A. Webb and C. Thornton

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70. Simplified flammable gas volume methods for gas explosion modelling from pressurized gas releases: a comparison with large scale experimental data

V. H. Y. Tam, M. Wang, C. N. Savvides, E. Tunc, S. Ferraris and J. X. Wen

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71. Pressurised CO2 pipeline rupture

H. Mahgerefteh, G. Denton and Y. Rykov

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72. Verification and validation of consequence models for accidental releases of hazardous chemicals to the atmosphere

H. W. M. Witlox and A. Oke

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73. Avoidance of ignition sources as a basis of safety – limitations and challenges

S. Puttick

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74. Assessment of flammable gas ingestion and mixing in offshore HVAC ducts: implications for gas detection strategies

C. J. Lea, M. Deevy, and K. O'Donnell

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75. Guidance on the use of non-certified electrical equipment in laboratory fume cupboards

G. R. Astbury

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76. Maximise the use of your existing flare structures

N. Prophet, G. A. Melhem, and R. P. Stickles

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77. Health and safety in biodiesel manufacture

S. W. Harper, J. C. Etchells, A. J. Summerfield, and A. Cockton

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78. A methodology to guide industrial explosion safety system design

R. J. Lade and P. E. Moore

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79. APELL, safer production and corporate social responsibility – linking three initiatives to improve chemical safety in the Thai chemical industry

M. Hailwood

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80. Demonstrating continuous risk reduction

W. Bird, A. Lyon and W. Edwards

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81. Business continuity and the link to insurance: a pragmatic approach to mitigate principal risks and uncertainties

N. J. L. Gardener

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82. A world class approach to process safety management (PSM) after the Texas city disaster

E. Pape

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83. Leading indicators for the management of maintenance programmes; a joint industry programme

K. Hart, J. Sharp, J. Wintle, D. Galbraith, and E. Terry

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84. A progressive risk assessment process for a typical chemical company: how to avoid the rush to QRA

R. T. Gowland

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85. Managing business risks from major chemical process accidents

M. Bardy, L. Fernando Oliveira and N. Cavanagh

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86. Overview of health and safety in China

H. Wei, L. Dang and M. Hoyle

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87. Analysis of past incidents in the process industries

I. M. Duguid

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88. Hazard of an expert witness – an Australian Experience

R. Ward

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89. ‘Incredible’

G. Sibbick

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90. Dust explosion in sugar silo tower: investigation and lessons learnt

M. Westran, F. Sykes, S. Hawksworth, and G. Eaton

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91. The use of process safety performance indicators to ensure the effective management of major accident hazard risks – the Health and Safety Executive's experience

I. Travers, V. Beckett, and J. Carter

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