Spring 2017 Newsletter – BakerRisk at GCPS

BakerRisk will have a full contingent of representatives at the AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety.  You can see the titles of the presentations as well as the times listed below.  If you’ll be at the conference, be sure to stop by our booth (#326) to say hello, pick up some fireballs, and watch our latest test videos.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Monday, March 27, 2017

2017 GCPS booth map“BLEVE Basics, A Primer on Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions” Mr. Adrian Pierorazio Monday, March 27, 2017: 11:30 AM   Session: Tutorials in Process Safety – LPS I

“Hydrogen Jet Vapor Cloud Explosion:  a Model for Predicting Blast Size and Application to Risk Assessment”   Dr. J. Kelly Thomas, Co-authors Simon Jallais, Elena Vyazmina (Air Liquide), Derek Miller (Air Products)   Monday, March 27, 2017: 2:00 PM   Session: Fires, Explosions, and Reactive Chemicals I

“Elongated VCE Blast Waves and Structural Damage” Mr. Jihui Geng, Co-Authors – Thomas Mander, Kelly Thomas and Quentin Baker.  Monday, March 27, 2017: 3:30 PM   Session: Fires, Explosions, and Reactive Chemicals II

“Human Error. a Myth Eclipsing Real Causes” MrMichael P. BroadribbCo-author Ignacio Alonso, Executive Director, Latin America Council On Process Safety  – Monday, March 27, 2017: 4:30 PM  Session: Incident Investigations – Lessons Worth Sharing

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

“In Harm’s Way – After Which Nothing was the Same Again” Mr. Michael P. BroadribbTuesday, March 28, 2017: 8:30 AM  Session: The Day PSM Hit Home I

“and Now for Something Completely Different” Mr. Michael P. Broadribb  Tuesday, March 28, 2017: 10:45 AM Session: Manage Risk – The Management Element

“Real World Applications of API 753” Mr. Darren Malik, Co-Authors Thomas Anderson, Bradley J. Horn and Jasen Falcon, BakerRisk.  Tuesday, March 28, 2017: 10:45 AM Session: Facility Siting, Consequence Analysis and Risk Assessment II

“Procedural and Causal Lessons Gathered Over Years of Investigations”   Thomas V. Rodante   Tuesday, March 28, 2017: 4:30 PM   Session: Learning from Experience – Don’t Repeat the Past.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

“Don’t Do What We Did – Stupidity, Luck, and Making Good Choices” Mr. Mike Moosemiller, Co-Author KathLeen A. Kas,  Dow Chemical   Wednesday, March 29, 2017: 9:00 AM   Session: Tutorials in Process Safety – CCPS II

“New Guidelines for Managing Asset (Mechanical) Integrity”   Mr. Michael P. Broadribb, Co-author Eric Freiburger – Praxair, John Murphy – CCPS,  Robert Johnson – Unwin.  Wednesday, March 29, 2017: 10:15 AM   Session: Mechanical Integrity, Asset Integrity, Damage Mechanisms, and Condition Monitoring II

“Produced Water Tank Explosion Case Study”   Dr. J. Kelly Thomas   Wednesday, March 29, 2017: 3:00 PM Session: Case Histories and Lessons Learned – GCPS Joint Session

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