DOUBLE JEOPARDY and Risk Assessments
Double Jeopardy in Process Safety: Busting the “Safeguard” Myth In any Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) workshop—whether it’s a HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, or a high-level Risk
Offshore Flare design considerations
Executive Summary Flare system design is intricate, governed by API standards, operator philosophies, and sophisticated radiation modeling. Engineers produce detailed reports showing acceptable heat flux
Incident Investigation and Iceberg Effect
The Iceberg Investigation: Why Most Incident Investigations Never Leave the Surface Incident Investigation and the Iceberg Effect When was the last time you read an
Defense in Depth – A barrier dependency issue
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Use Claude for SIL Verification work – Few shot Prompting
After years of working with Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and conducting SIL verifications for major oil and gas operators, I’ve come to a controversial conclusion:
We have a barrier management crisis? Don’t we
The Hidden Crisis in Barrier Management: Why Your Safety Systems Don’t Know What Your Plant is Doing The Black Hole Most oil and gas companies