2002

TRACK I

• Skip Early, Early Consulting
• David Chung

TRACK II

• Rob Smith
• Hunter Hild
• Mike Marshall, OSHA

TRACK III

• Kathy Shell, RMT
• Jack Vernon

Regulatory Issues

• “Risk Management Program: Current Issues and Updates,” J. Ferris, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, USEPA
• “Process Safety Management in the Pipeline Industry: Parallels and Differences Between Pipeline Integrity Management (IMP) Rule of the Office of Pipeline Safety and the PSM/RMP Approach for Process Facilities, G.B. DeWolf, URS Corporation
• “Experiences in the Regulation of Inherent Safety,” D. Moore, AcuTech Consulting Group

Safety Integrity Levels

• “A Framework for Designing Independent Protection Layer (IPL) Implementing Process Hazard Analysis to Process Safety Design,
  H. Sumida, Toyo Engineering Corporation
• “Enhanced Process Safety Through IPL Implementation,” F. Broussard, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and A.E. Summers, SIS-TECH Solutions
• “Effect of the Life Cycle Model on a Capital Project,” D.K. Thomas

Consequence Modeling

• “Modeling Aerosol Rainout – Effect of Droplet Mass Transfer,” T.O. Spicer and J.A. Havens, University of Arkansas
• “Improved Radiation Calculation for Zone Model Prediction of Flashover,” V. Novozhilov, Nanyang Technological University
• “Measurement of Enhanced Flame Speeds in Heat Transfer Fluids,” K. Krishna, T-K. Kim, K.D. Kihm, W.J. Rogers, and M.S. Mannan, Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center

Equipment Integrity Issues

• “API RP 579 and Application in the Refining and Petrochemical Industries,” D. Osage, The Equity Engineering Group, Inc.
• “Implementing API RP 580 Risk Based Inspection,” J. Alderman, RRS Engineering
• “API Risk Based Inspection,” L. Kaley, M&M Engineering

Hazard Assessment & Risk Management

• “A Practical Approach to Fire Hazard Analysis for Offshore Structures,” J. Krueger, BP America, Inc. and D. Smith, RRS Engineering
• “Blast Resistant Modular Building for the Petroleum and Chemical Processing Industry,” B.F. Harrison, ABS Consulting, Inc.
• “A Simplified Risk-Based Approach for Analyzing Human Factors, D.A. Moore, AcuTech Consulting Group

Process Management for Safety I

• “The Long Term Solution to Corporate Wide EH&S: Effective & Practical Information Management Tools,” A.A. Ahmad, Berwanger, Inc.
• “Preview of Updated Incident Investigation Guidelines,” J. Philley, Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants”
• Benefits of Automating Process Safety Management (PSM) and Integrating with Operating Procedures and Drawings, D. Drerup and M. Bearrow, Data Systems and Solutions and B. Hughes, FileNET Corporation

General Session - Case Histories

• “Designs That Lacked Inherent Safety: Case Histories,” R.E. Sanders, PPG Industries, Inc.
• “Case Study: Anatomy of a Major Process Unit Explosion Investigation – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Multiple Causes, D.R. Morrison, R.A. Ogle, A.R. Carpenter, J.M. McKinney, and M.J. Viz, Packer Engineering
• “Simultaneously Improving Safety Awareness, Safety Attitudes, and Business Results – A Case Study,” W. Abouamin and M. Boult, DNV (USA), Inc.
• “Warning Flags Over Your Organization,” I. Sutton, Sutton and Associates, Inc.

Cocktail Reception

General Session - Chemical Plan Security

• “Chemical Plant Vulnerability Assessment Project,” C.D. Jaeger, Sandia National Laboratories
• “Securing the Use and Manufacture of Hazardous Materials,” D. Belonger, Center for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• “Right-to-Know, or Blueprint for Terror?”, W.A. Anderson, T.C, Poindexter, and R.A. Keller, Winston and Strawn
• “A Coastal Perspective on Security,” S.D. Emerson, ETA-Emerson Technical Analysis, LLC and J. Nadeau, US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office

TRACK I

• Skip Early, Early Consulting
• David Chung

TRACK II

• Rob Smith
• Hunter Hild
• Mike Marshall, OSHA

TRACK III

• Kathy Shell, RMT
• Jack Vernon

Inherent Safety

• “Some Thoughts on Measuring Inherent Safety,” J.P. Gupta and D.W. Edwards, Loughborough University
• “Inherent Safety Index for Transportation of Chemicals,”
  M. Gentile, W.J. Rogers, and M.S. Mannan, Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center”
• Inherent Safety of Dikes Against Catastrophic Failure of Storage Tanks,” M. Moosemiller and T. Whipple, DNV (USA), Inc.

Risk Assessment I

• “Quantitative Risk Analysis of a Complex Chemical Process and Utilizing the Results for Risk Reduction Decisions,” S. Dharmavaram, G.L. Staton, C.A. Soczek and R.F. Pinchot, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
• “Probabilistic Fault Tree Analysis,” S. Mohindra, Arthur D. Little, Inc.
• “Comparative Quantitative Risk Assessment of Mitigation Options for HF Alkylation Units,” J.N. Shah, Mudan, Shah and Associates, LLC and S. Schiller and L. Shoemaker, Phillips Petroleum Company, Inc.

Reactive Chemicals I

• “Ethylene Oxide Reactivity With Iron Oxides,” M.E. Levin, Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.
• “Evaluation of Styrene- Acrylonitrile Copolymerization Thermal Stability and Runaway Behavior,” A.A. Aldeeb, W.J. Rogers, and M.S. Mannan, Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center

Novel Applications of Incident Databases

• “Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Associated with the Manufacturing of Chemicals and Allied Products,” D.M. Manassaram, M.F. Orr, W.E. Kaye, L. Hutwagner,Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry
• “Sharing Industry Safety – A Model from the HCN Industry Safety Conference,” S.F. Smolen, Solutia, Inc. and D.N. Harstad, Sterling Chemicals
• “Use of Failure Rate and Human Error Databases to Develop Safety Metrics and Performance Measurement Systems,” N. Keren, H.H. West, and M.S. Mannan Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center

Risk Assessment II

• “Integrating Supply Chain and Facility Risk Analyses to Drive Business Decisions,” S. Dharmavaram, C. Leyson, R.F. Pinchot, and C.A. Soczek, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
• “Quantitative Process Risk Screening Tool,” A.H. Poppen, 3M Industrial Markets Group
• “The Importance of Multiphase and Multi-Component Modeling in Consequence and Risk Analysis,” D.W. Johnson and J.D. Marx, Quest Consultants, Inc.

Reactive Chemicals II

• “A Review of Five Reactive Chemical Incidents,” G. Joseph, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• “Decomposition of Hydroxylamine/Water Solution added Metal Ion,” Y. Iwata and H. Koseki, National Research Insititute of Fire and Disaster
• “Scale-up Models for Relief Sizing,” S.R. Saraf, W.J. Rogers, and M.S. Mannan, Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center