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Despite safety precautions in design and operation, equipment failure, human error, control loop failure, external events etc. can lead...

Many different sectors, such as the chemical, fertilizer, and manufacturing industries apply batch processes. For batch processes...

Process HAZOPs can be traced back to the 1960s to analyze complex chemical process systems. The process HAZOP was further recognized as a...

Over time, complexity and redundancy in BOPs stack functions have increased. This has been done to improve BOP functionality and reduce...

Any process that handles hazardous substances has the potential for a loss of containment event that could lead to a significant...

Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a method applied to determine the adequacy of independent protection layers and the required...

In this article: Importance of functional safety Step-by-step process to functional safety management Defining the framework for...

The ORS approach to linking HAZOP and SIL Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) is a hazard analysis method where you identify hazards and...

This article is a summary of Gulay Basova's ongoing MSc thesis at the University of Stavanger on the topic of evaluation of SIS...