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Registration for the 2020 Spring Meeting and 16th Global Congress on Process Safety is Coming Soon!

The AIChE Spring Meeting is the year’s key technical conference for practicing chemical engineers, and the 2020 edition will be held at the Hilton Americas and George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas! A wide range of subjects relevant to the current needs of industry is covered. Plus, the Global Congress on Process Safety [...]

By Mark Johnson|2019-11-21T14:45:06-07:00November 21st, 2019|Events, GCPS, HAZOP, Human Error, Human Factors, Incident Investigation, LOPA, MOC, Near Miss, PHA, PMI, Process Hazard Analysis, Process Safety, PSM, QRA, Root Cause, SIF, SIL, SIS, Training|Comments Off

Blame and Discipline: When is it Appropriate and When is it Not?

On the issues of blame: It is important to differentiate when the blame and discipline (positive and negative forms) are appropriate. If you find a worker doing something wrong (in the lower part of the safety iceberg), then blame and discipline may be appropriate once you figure out why the mistake is made. However, if [...]

By Bill Bridges|2024-09-09T11:21:55-07:00August 22nd, 2014|Near Miss|Comments Off