Best Practices & White Papers

A reliability engineer takes a hard look at Operation Warp Speed’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Written by: Anthony Sarrack, Karen Vilas, Murtaza Gandhi
Date: December 2020
BESS Incidents – Recent failures and risk management considerations
Written by: Roger Stokes
Date: September 2023
BESS Part 1: Battery Failure Analysis and Characterization of Failure Types
Written by: Sean Berg
Date: October 2021
BESS Part 2: Frequency of Failure Research Topic
Written by: Wun Wong
Date: October 2021
BESS Part 3: A Review of Fire Mitigation Methods for Li-ion BESS
Written by: Roshan Sebastian
Date: November 2021
BESS Part 4: Flammable Hazards of BESS Failures
Written by: Aníbal Morones, PhD
Date: January 2022
BESS Part 5: Evaluation and Design of Structures to Contain Lithium-ion Battery Hazards
Written by: Gabriel Shelton
Date: January 2022
BESS Part 6: Overview of Li-ion BESS Failures and Risk Management Considerations
Written by: Roger Stokes
Date: February 2022
Best Practices for Combustible Dust Hazard Management
Written by: Darren Malik, Kelly Thomas, Phil Parsons, Alex Cardoso, David Kirby, Peter Diakow
Date: May 2023
Best Practices for Facility Siting Study – Planning for Success
Written by: Joshua Bruce-Black, Meng Zhang
Date: June 2022
Best Practices for Fire Hazard Analysis – Quantifying and Mitigating Design Basis Fire Events
Written by: David Black, Kristen Graham
Date: June 2021
Best Practices for Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Studies – Creating High-Value Results
Written by: Michael Moosemiller
Date: August 2020
Best Practices for Hazardous Area Classification
Written by: David Wechsler, Murtaza Gandhi, Austin Thomas
Date: December 2021
Best Practices for HF Water Mitigation – Techniques and Design Considerations
Written by: Jatin Shah, Jeff Fitt
Date: August 2021
Best Practices for Shelter-In-Place -Reducing Risk from Toxic Impacts
Written by: Anthony Sarrack
Date: June 2020
COVID-19 Industry Survey Results – Trends in Changes to Policies and Procedures in Phased Reopening
Written by:
Date: June 2020
Fear and Perception of Risk – A Perspective on COVID-19
Written by: Karen Vilas
Date: May 2020
Handling Ammonia Refrigerant in the Workplace
Written by: Syed Taha
Published in: October 2021
Date: April 2022
High-Pressure Hydrogen Hazards
Written by: Matthew Edel
Date: June 2023
Hydrogen Leading Into the Future – An Industry Outlook
Written by: Mikaela Dressendorfer
Date: August 2023
Hydrogen: Analyzing its Hazards
Written by: Murtaza Gandhi
Date: March 2023
Hydrogen: Damage Mechanisms on Hydrogen Production Assets & Equipment
Written by: Sean Berg
Date: April 2023
Hydrogen: Facility Siting and Risk Analysis
Written by: Joshua Bruce-Black, Michael Moosemiller, Erfika Edelia
Date: June 2023
Hydrogen: Past and Future Test Programs
Written by: Darren Malik
Date: August 2023
Hydrogen: The Universe’s Original Energy Vector
Written by: Darren Malik
Date: February 2023
Renewable Natural Gas: considerations for the safe design and operation for an innovative process for achieving a sustainable future
Written by: Megan Young
Date: September 2021
The Complete BESS Series: 1-6
Written by: Gabriel Shelton, Sean Berg, Wun Wong, Roshan Sebastian, Aníbal Morones, Roger Stokes
Date: February 2022
The Complete Hydrogen White Paper Series: 1-7
Written by: Darren Malik, Joshua Bruce-Black, Matthew Edel, Michael Moosemiller, Murtaza Gandhi, Sean Berg, Erfika Edelia, Mikaela Dressendorfer
Date: August 2023
Top 3 Reasons to Revisit Facility Siting for Refinery Conversion to Biodiesel
Written by: Alex Fergusson
Date: September 2021

Best Practices & White Papers

A reliability engineer takes a hard look at Operation Warp Speed’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution

BESS Incidents – Recent failures and risk management considerations

BESS Part 1: Battery Failure Analysis and Characterization of Failure Types

BESS Part 2: Frequency of Failure Research Topic

BESS Part 3: A Review of Fire Mitigation Methods for Li-ion BESS

BESS Part 4: Flammable Hazards of BESS Failures

BESS Part 5: Evaluation and Design of Structures to Contain Lithium-ion Battery Hazards

BESS Part 6: Overview of Li-ion BESS Failures and Risk Management Considerations

Best Practices for Combustible Dust Hazard Management

Best Practices for Facility Siting Study – Planning for Success

Best Practices for Fire Hazard Analysis – Quantifying and Mitigating Design Basis Fire Events

Best Practices for Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Studies – Creating High-Value Results

Best Practices for Hazardous Area Classification

Best Practices for HF Water Mitigation – Techniques and Design Considerations

Best Practices for Shelter-In-Place -Reducing Risk from Toxic Impacts

COVID-19 Industry Survey Results – Trends in Changes to Policies and Procedures in Phased Reopening

Fear and Perception of Risk – A Perspective on COVID-19

Handling Ammonia Refrigerant in the Workplace

High-Pressure Hydrogen Hazards

Hydrogen Leading Into the Future – An Industry Outlook

Hydrogen: Analyzing its Hazards

Hydrogen: Damage Mechanisms on Hydrogen Production Assets & Equipment

Hydrogen: Facility Siting and Risk Analysis

Hydrogen: Past and Future Test Programs

Hydrogen: The Universe’s Original Energy Vector

Renewable Natural Gas: considerations for the safe design and operation for an innovative process for achieving a sustainable future

The Complete BESS Series: 1-6

The Complete Hydrogen White Paper Series: 1-7

Top 3 Reasons to Revisit Facility Siting for Refinery Conversion to Biodiesel

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