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How Much Risk is Enough?

Major incidents in the chemical and process industry have resulted in companies adopting new strategies to incorporate the use of performance-based standards into their overall safety philosophy for dealing with risk reduction methods.

Published April 11, 2014 under Safeguard Profiler

Integrating HAZOP and LOPA

Compressed project schedules, limited staff accessibility and engineering cost procedures drive the need to integrate HAZOP and SIL/LOPA studies. Furthermore, the IEC 61511 promotes the benefits of a tight relationship between the two.

Published April 11, 2014 under Risk Consulting Services

Layer of Protection Analysis for Rigorous Risk Evaluation

LOPA compares the risk of a process without safeguards to that with safeguards. The delta Risk is evaluated using tools (matrices) based on “ALARP” to suggest how much mitigation (quantified using IPLs and SILs) is required.

Published April 11, 2014 under Risk Consulting Services

Using New Thinking and Technology

Western Canada’s chemical and process industries have a good track record in safeguarding their workers, the public, the environment and their assets, having not experienced a truly horrific disaster. But is this luck that will eventually run out?

Published April 11, 2014 under Institute of Hazard Prevention

The ACM Quad Model for Functional Safety Process West (January 2009)

The ACM Quad Model for Functional safety identifies all the Life Cycle phases and Functional Safety Assessment stages. Helping readers develop a functional safety standard that is compliant and aligns with their corporate policies and strategy.

Published April 11, 2014 under ACM News

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