Turning mine waste into healthy soil
Tailings, the waste left after extracting precious and critical minerals, often contain harmful chemicals and heavy metals that can pollute soil, water, and even...
Integrating Sustainability into Hazard Studies: Making Projects Safe, Smart and Sustainable
With the uncertainty we are experiencing in relation to climate change and rising costs, professionals involved in process safety are confronted by a decision...
Ambient Temperatures – Are We at Risk of Becoming Complacent?
When it comes to Process Safety and the containment of hazardous substances, temperature is an important factor which requires management and control to ensure...
Managing Flood Risk – What Can You Really Do?
When we think of flooding, images of inundation and devastation typically come to mind, whether that’s for domestic communities or industrial areas. The credibility...
4 tips for successful temporary plant shutdown planning
Planned shutdowns are necessary for chemical plants to keep equipment in optimal condition and avoid the significant risks associated with equipment failure. However, because...
The Impact of Climate Change, in Particular Extreme Temperatures, on Process Safety
It is becoming increasingly difficult for sceptics to argue against not only the existence of climate change and global warming, but also, its impact...
Understanding Natural Hazard Risks to Your Site
Natechs (Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents) refers to accidents initiated by natural causes, including earthquakes, lightning and flooding, all of which have the potential...
What is the Value of the Environment?
Valuation of Environmental Harm for COMAH Cost Benefit Analysis
COMAH environmental risk assessment is typically performed in line with the Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries...
Can obsolete parts contribute to workers’ safety?
The benefits of using obsolete spare parts rather than replace a whole machine are well documented when it comes to effectiveness and compliance. Worker...
‘Omics’ spinout brings new era in chemical safety
Mounting pressures across the globe to allow more cost-effective, higher throughput, non-vertebrate chemical safety testing are at last bringing much needed change. The US...
