Process Safety: Summertime Slip

“The issue is that heat can cause metals (and other materials) to expand – and in the cold, to contract – which in turn can impact whether a part is in or out of spec.”  — Barbara Osborne You probably understand the idea of thermal expansion: when materials warm up, their atoms vibrate faster, so [...]

By |2025-01-16T09:54:52-06:00January 16th, 2025|Process Safety, Process Safety Management|Comments Off on Process Safety: Summertime Slip

Risk Reduction: Any Credit for Mechanical Integrity?

“People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.”  — Karl Gutzkow Several years ago, in a paper and presentation to the Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS), PSM experts from OSHA observed that while it is common to see a mechanical integrity (MI) program listed as a safeguard in a PHA, this is [...]

By |2025-01-16T15:00:32-06:00December 9th, 2021|PHA, Process Safety Management, Risk Assessment, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Risk Reduction: Any Credit for Mechanical Integrity?

Mechanical Integrity – Basics

“A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless” - Confucius Mechanical Integrity is an essential element of an efficient process and a safe, cost-effective facility. Furthermore, OSHA’s PSM Standard (29 CFR 1910.119[j]) requires it.  And yet, for decades Mechanical Integrity has been a leading cause of OSHA citations.  For all of the studies and journal [...]

By |2025-01-17T12:12:28-06:00September 14th, 2017|Process Safety Management|Comments Off on Mechanical Integrity – Basics
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