Environment & Safety
HP Automation Safety: Safety-certified equipment, so what?
I had a hallway discussion at a recent safety standards committee meeting about how to implement the safety life cycle. One of the fundamental concepts in the safety life cycle is risk-..
Apply mechanical reliability principles to turbomachinery design
Use these guidelines to improve availability
What are process safety management audits telling operators?
It has been eight years since CFR 1910.119 was passed. Are companies really reaping the full benefits from safety audits and management programs?
Improve safety systems with redundant networks
This method provides reliable, fail-to-safe operation
Material selection and corrosion control
Employ the right expertise in all project phases
HP Automation Safety: Functional safety experts
The job is to cut risk in the HPI. We want to reduce the chances that an incident will hurt someone, pollute the environment or damage equipment and disrupt production. OK, an obvious s..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple
Refiners worldwide are faced with an overwhelming set of challenges - processing "cleaner," i.e., lower-sulfur-content, fuels while remaining profitable. The EU, under the Auto Oil Prog..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Hydrogen balance for an integrated refinery (resid hydroprocessing, GO hydrotreating and hydrocracking).6..
What are the options to control VOC emissions?
Due to stringent environmental laws, operators may consider catalytic processes to destroy hazardous pollutants
Safety instrumented system design: valuable lessons learned
Reduce refinery risks by applying new methods based on information acquired from previous experiences
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