“Battery Hazards and Prevention” Series

We are pleased to share our 6-part series of white papers focused on safe battery production and storage, and failure prevention. Batteries and BESS are a critical element in the sustainable energy infrastructure by providing the capability to even out the energy flow from intermittent energy sources.  The white paper series covers various aspects of…

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Coalition for Renewable Gas Membership

RNG Coalition Proud Member Green Logo

We are excited to announce our membership with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas. Keeping people safe is important to us and that includes thinking about how best to serve future generations using the energy technologies available today and in the future. Through public policy and education, the RNG Coalition advocates for sustainable development, deployment, and…

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BakerRisk Acquires Bryant-Lee Associates in Expansion of Materials Engineering and Testing

  San Antonio, Texas – Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk), a San Antonio-based leader in providing solutions to manage hazards and risks, acquired San Antonio based Bryant-Lee Associates (BLA) on David Lee performing field work and examination of equipment December 14, 2021 which expands  BakerRisk’s materials science capabilities to include BLA’s  capabilities and…

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BakerRisk Learning Center Training Courses are open for 2022

Our Learning Center Course Catalog for 2022 is now available! We are excited to bring you another year of interactive courses with leading industry insights and real life applications. BakerRisk continues to find ways to help our clients improve their understanding and management of risk. Our learning center courses can also help you earn professional…

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BakerRisk at the Hazards31 Virtual Conference

We are pleased to sponsor, exhibit, and present at the Hazards31 conference! Visit our booth to see the documents we have available for download, including our papers and presentations! Additionally, our team will be available at our booth to speak with attendees about our presentations and more. Not able to attend this conference? Request presentation…

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They came for the pizza, they left “blown away”, Dr. Kelly Thomas visits the American Institute of Chemical Engineering Chapter at UTSA

Dr. Kelly Thomas recently visited the American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) student chapter at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to share some of his experience gained from over 30 years of leading explosion hazard analyses and incident investigations for refineries, chemical processing plants, offshore oil production platforms, and other industrial facilities.…

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Journal of Failure Analysis & Prevention celebrates 20th anniversary with BakerRisk articles

Dan Benac

BakerRisk conducts failure analysis of components and equipment for various industries.  Failure analyses are performed to understand how something broke, corroded, or failed so that it can be prevented from happening again. BakerRisk’s engineering experts not only conduct investigations, but also contribute to articles on how to investigate those failures. In celebration of their 20th…

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Presentations for the 2021 GPA Midstream Convention Pipeline Safety Forum

BakerRisk will present at the 2021 GPA Midstream Convention in support of pipeline safety. We have incorporated our collective experience with pipeline failures and incident investigations, dispersion analysis, fire consequence modeling, field testing, and industry regulations to share guidance that will help reduce the risk of pipeline failures and to properly plan for consequences if…

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Industrial Disasters and What Was Learned from Them

The Lessons Learned from Industrial Disasters The history of human innovation through industry, while remarkable, is not without its pitfalls. Occasionally, progress is marked not by the chiming bells of success but by the thunderous booms of catastrophe. Such is the nature of industrial explosions – devastating, tragic, yet imbued with powerful lessons for the…