Conference Papers
Today’s process safety practices are invariably the result of hard lessons learned by industry from major accidents. Process safety management systems are generally credited with reducing major accident risk in process industry operations. The prevention and mitigation of major accidents relies upon appropriate layers of protection or barriers working on demand.
Mr. Broadribb is a member of BakerRisk’s Process Safety Group. He began work at BakerRisk in December 2009 after 41 years of service with a major oil company. Throughout the course of his career, his work has primarily focused on onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration and production facilities, oil refineries, and marine terminals in Europe and North America in a variety of operations, technical, and process safety roles.
Mr. Freiburger is a remote team member of BakerRisk’s Process Safety Group. Throughout his career, his work has focused on engineering, process safety, EHS management, auditing, investigations, emergency preparedness/response, and crisis management. He is a recognized global expert in process safety and has led cross-industry efforts to develop, publish, and establish global guidelines and best practices. Mr. Freiburger has held executive positions in several multinational corporations and has developed and managed global standards and teams to improve safety performance.
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.