Spring 2017 Newsletter – BakerRisk at GCPS

BakerRisk will have a full contingent of representatives at the AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety.  You can see the titles of the presentations as well as the times listed below.  If you’ll be at the conference, be sure to stop by our booth (#326) to say hello, pick up some fireballs,…

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Spring 2017 Newsletter – Siting of Portable Buildings

The first edition of American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommend Practice (RP) 753 Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Portable Buildings was released in 2007.  The RP was predicated on the assumption that light wood trailers, defined as consisting of standard 2” x 4” construction with a thin skin, were the weakest type of portable…

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Spring 2017 Newsletter

Below is our Spring 2017 Newsletter. If you’d like to receive these topics directly in your email inbox, click here.  If you’d like to learn more about these topics or speak with a consultant, please Contact Us. Siting of Portable Buildings Blast Resistant Modules (BRMs) have become a popular option for facility owners wanting site portable buildings,…

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Changes in Facility Siting Standards: API 752, 753, & 756

In industries where the daily risks of potentially catastrophic events, such as vapor cloud explosions, are a constant concern, there’s no room for compromise – inherently safer design principles, effective hazard identifications and analyses, and adherence to up-to-date industry standards aren’t just important, they’re essential. Since its establishment in 1919, the American Petroleum Institute (API)…