Environment & Safety
A path forward for DCS alarm management
Follow these guidelines to reduce operator overload and improve plant safety
Consider SCR to mitigate NOx emissions
Integrated H2 production with a stationary gas turbine yields processing gases, steam and electricity while complying with stringent air-emission requirements of a nonattainment area
Apply biofiltration methods to manage VOC emissions
"Green" technology can offer economic benefits while complying with permit requirements
HP Automation Safety: Periodic functional testing – Is there a better way?
Process design engineers work hard to create inherently safe processes. To a great extent, this effort is successful and the general industry safety record continues to get better. Cons..
Strategic business elements of ISO 9001:2000
Along with providing quality management, certification may be a valuable marketing tool for enhancing customer confidence
Safety and environmental management compliance
A brief review of common certification programs that can enhance performance
Understand basic engineering codes
Here’s an overview of the nature, use and limitations of US industrial standards
HP Automation Safety: Using the safety life cycle
IEC 61511, Functional safety: Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector, was recently released and is available on the IEC Website (www.iec.ch). This standard is well ..
Effectively guard a complex against a terrorist assault
Turn your facility assets from soft into hardened targets
Human factors analysis for process safety
Apply LOPA-HF to a fired furnace
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