Conference Papers
Mr. Bruce-Black is a member of BakerRisk’s Process Safety Group. His work focuses on performing and managing Facility Siting Studies (FSS), Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA), Business Interruption Studies, Audits, Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), and Hazardous Area Classification Studies (HAC) for leading U.S. petrochemical and chemical companies. He has provided FSS/QRA and risk mitigation training to organizations, conferences, and for clients as part of the BakerRisk Learning Center. He also has extensive experience with the development of FSS/QRA Procedures/Guidelines and consequence/risk tolerance criteria and has identified and evaluated cost-effective risk mitigation measures to allow companies to make informed risk management decisions.
As the biofuels industry continues to expand in support of global decarbonization mandates and objectives, facility owners and developers are being challenged to balance production efficiency, operational reliability, and personnel safety.
As high hazard facilities, biofuels sites should focus on developing a fire protections strategy informed by performance-based analysis so strategies implemented meet the unique challenges found at each facility.