Environment & Safety
HP Insight: Forecast for 2002
At this time, many organizations develop their budgets and allocate spending for the coming new year. In late summer, HP compiled its forecast on 2002 HPI spending trends. However, the events from Sep..
Improving equipment reliability through e-learning
It will change the way people work, learn, communicate and solve problems
Reduce process emissions and releases from PRVs
Using best available technology makes this doable
HP Insight: Questions to HP
HP editorial receives many requests for information. Often, these inquiries are follow-ups to article subjects from previous issues. Many inquirers seek contact information concerning equipment and se..
HP Automation Safety: Partial valve stroke testing
Some of the new technology in safety instrumented systems includes smart valve positioners that run diagnostics. These devices automatically run a partial valve stroke test of the valves and actuators..
HP Automation Safety: Getting your functional safety program started
Several operating companies know about relatively new functional safety standards like ANSI/ISA 84.01 and IEC61508. Many are convinced that the economic benefits of safety life cycle implementation ar..
HP Insight: Synchronizing people and tools
"Supply chain management" considers optimizing refinery operations, which includes supply and distribution. The diversity of upgrading and treating units, and the variety of processed products has sig..
HP Automation Safety: A safety culture
I have come to the conclusion that it is hard to maintain a good safety record in the HPI. I have met many topnotch control engineers with good safety orientation. They seem to be doing..
Predict contaminant concentrations in deaerator-vent emissions
Here is a tool to estimate maximum concentrations of contaminants in hydrogen-plant condensate
HP Automation Safety: The trend toward SIL2
A new market study I worked on shows that the percentage of SIL3 safety instrumented functions (SIFs) is decreasing. SIFs are getting classified more and more as SIL1 and SIL2. Why is t..
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