May 15, 2019

Process Safety Management, Jenga, Drift, and Preventing Process Industry Accidents | Applied Engineering Solutions

Process Safety Management, Jenga, Drift, and Preventing Process Industry Accidents | Applied Engineering Solutions: Think of the 14 parts and subparts of the OSHA Process Safety Management regulation as a Jenga tower/game with 14 levels. How many people and plants truly believe they have all the pieces in place, or that they are all 100% effective?

May 11, 2019

Confusing Personal and Process Safety?

Confusing Personal and Process Safety?: Process manufacturers often see the LTI [lost time injury] and TRI [total recordable injury] reports and nothing is mentioned about process safety performance.

April 30, 2019

Control of Hazardous Energy by Lock-out and Tag-out

Control of Hazardous Energy by Lock-out and Tag-out: Why Lock-Out and Tag-Out?Lock-out and tag-out (LOTO) is a critical part of a strong all-around safety program. In LOTO, maintenance employees work with production employees to positively prevent all forms of hazardous energy from causing harm. Hazardous e