“Think Facility, Act on Integrity” Featured in Latest Issue of Process Safety Progress

An article titled “Think Facility, Act on Integrity” by Robert F. Wasileski III, Senior Process Safety Consultant for BakerRisk, has been featured in the latest Issue of Process Safety Progress, (September 2017, Volume 36), an official publication of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

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Abstract:

The Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) has witnessed growth in Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs, which have evolved from standards-based compliance, to continuous improvement programs, and on to risk-based programs. For instance, operators (i.e., manufacturers) have redesigned corporate standards, plant-level procedures and field practices to keep pace with incident learnings and recommended practices, such as those espoused by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS). Furthermore, the property insurance industry has duly taken note of this MI evolution, giving rise to a significantly greater focus on MI programs during insurance surveys and inspections. Meanwhile, incident investigators remain in demand as incidents with MI-related causes continue to occur in the CPI. This apparent disconnect naturally raises questions in regards to subjects such as “risk based inspection (RBI),” “reliability centered maintenance (RCM),” “industry best practice,” and “inspection, testing and preventive maintenance (ITPM).”