Hello again, visitors to the 2026 Spring Meeting and 22nd Global Congress on Process Safety! Be sure to also visit PII’s Technical Director William Bridges’ presentation this afternoon at 1:30 PM Central in Room 360 – GRB (3, George R. Brown Convention Center) on Human Response IPLs and Human Error Prevention IPLs (Beyond Administrative Controls), and then be sure to download the paper accompanying the presentation from our website’s Free Resources section:
Human IPLs and HEP IPLs – 2026 – R10 – FINAL.pdf
From the paper’s Abstract:
There are many scenarios for which Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) may be difficult to apply. One such case is when a scenario is dominated by human error, and yet there does not appear to be a way to have one or more IPLs. This paper provides a list of human-error prevention IPLs to consider. Several case studies are provided, including an assessment of a task at a copper smelter that was addressed using LOPA, incorporating human-error-prevention IPLs that other sites may not have considered. It appears always possible to develop and install IPLs against high-human-error scenarios.
And remember, while you’re at the conference, be sure to visit PII’s booth # 431 to talk about process safety with Bill and Matías, and learn more about our becoming part of the Trinity Consultants group!
