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Full Papers and Presentations from past Conferences

CSChE Edmonton 2007

Chemical Process Safety after BP Texas City (Presentation) 
W. Wark

Meeting Today's Societal Expectations: Process Risk Management Programs of the Dow Chemical Company (Presentation) 
T. Overton

Process Considerations for Safe Sulphur Tank Design (Paper) 
K. Sourisseau

Risk Based Decisions (Presentation) 
D. Wong

Effective Investigation and Analysis of Major Incidents in an Industrial Setting That Will Produce the Most Valuable Outcomes (Paper) 
L. Wilson & T. Romanyk
Presentation

Pre-Turnaround Process Safety Audits (Presentation) 
R. Sahib

Building Blast Shields: An Overview (Presentation) 
A. Pierorazio

Fires and Explosions (Presentation) 
K. G. Phillips & N. Nibber

Using a Risk Based Approach to Emergency Planning Resources (Presentation) 
D. McCutcheon

Risk Based Land-Use Planning in the Edmonton Area (Presentation) 
D. McCutcheon

Incorporating Risk Concepts into Engineering Education (Presentation) 
D. McCutcheon

Alberta Environmental Protection Commission Outcome (Presentation) 
D. McCutcheon

Development of a Process Safety Culture for a Newly Graduated Chemical Engineer (Presentation) 
J. P. Lacoursiere & M. Mckay

MIACC Screening (Presentation)
F. Henselwood

Managing the Intolerable (Presentation) 
F. Henselwood & K. G. Phillips

The Emperor's Tattered Suit (Presentation) 
G. Creedy

An Update on Proposed Amendments for the Environmental Emergency Regulations Under Section 200 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) 1999 (Presentation) 
J. Shrives & K. Hradecky

Recent Advances in Process Safety (Presentation) 
CCPS

Chemical Engineers: Trusted Voice on Technical Matters of Public Concern... or Not? (Presentation)
T. Boughner
Paper

Risk Assessment and Process Safety Management (Presentation)
E. Alp

Land Use Planning and Process Safety (Presentation)
D. Kellogg

US Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Overview (Presentation) 
D. Kellogg

CSChE Sherbrooke 2006

LNG Hazards and their Assessment (Presentation) 
E. Alp

Prévention des accidents industriels majeurs liés à l'intervention d'une entreprise extérieure sur un site à haut risque (Presentation) 
E. Clément, J.P. Jones, J.P. Lacoursière et B. Sinclair-Desgagnés

Development of a Novel Incident Potential Matrix and Severity Index for Risk Quantification and HES Performance Analysis (Presentation) 
J. Condor-Tarco and K. Asghari

Shifting gears: The Changing Nature of Emergency Preparedness in the Modern Industrial Society (Presentation) 
G. D. Creedy

L'aménagement du territoire (Presentation) 
Y. Dubeau

Incidents ayant valeur de leçon (Presentation) 
R. Gauvin

Enjeux reliés à l'estimation des risques et à la présentation des résultats au public(Presentation) 
J. Halde

Proposed Amendment to Environmental Emergency Regulations under CEPA section 200 (Presentation) 
K. Hradecky, R.Reiss, K, Ketcheson and J. Shrives
Paper

Practical Methods for Process Safety Management (Presentation) 
S. Kozma

Le climat réglementaire (Presentation) 
H. Lauzon

Influence de la réglementation sur la gestion des risques industriels et les accidents: comparaison entre l'Europe et le Canada (Presentation)
D. Marechal

Building Blast Integrity: Assessment Suggested Process (Presentation) 
M. Marta

Process-Related Incident Measure (Presentation) 
M. Marta

Commitment to a Proactive Safety Culture: Abnormal Situation Recognition and Management (Presentation) 
C.W. Merritt

Dust Explosion Primer (Paper) 
C.W. Merritt and A.S. Blair

Sécurité des procédés industriels: Usine Norsk Hydro de Bécancour (Presentation) 
B. Ouellet

Managing the Consequences of Dangerous Goods in Red Deer (Presentation) 
K. G. Phillips
Paper

Internal Explosion Methodologies (Presentation) 
A.J. Pierorazio, J.K. Thomas, M. Kolbe and M.L. Goodrich

Gestion du risque industriel (Presentation) 
M. Ricard

Risques industriels et aménagement du territoire (Presentation)
R. St-Cyr

LNG Workshop - Vancouver 2005

A White Paper - LNG: A Viable Technology for Improving Gas Supplies (Presentation) 
Peter B. Lederman

CSChE Toronto 2005

CEPA S200 Environmental Emergency Planning Regulation Essentials - What you need to know (Presentation) 
J. Shrives

Risk Assessment in Chlorine Dioxide System (Presentation)
E. Alp and R.T. Boughner
Paper

Cost Aspects of Incidents (Presentation) 
by T. Doyle

Creating a Safety Culture at Suncor Energy Inc (Presentation) 
B. Bain

The Role of Basic Design Data in Preventing Explosions within Fired Equipment: A Case Study (Presentation) 
R. Wasileski
Paper

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Common Door Blast Shields (Presentation) 
A. Pierorazio, J.K. Thomas and J. Geng

Fitness for Service and Its Role in Mechanical Integrity: An Essential of PSM (Presentation) 
A. Chieng, M. Dejmek, S. George and T. Seipp

Using FTA to Reduce Capital Cost of Safety (Presentation) 
W. Zaky
Paper

Human Error Probability Index for Offshore Platform Musters (Presentation)
D. DiMattia

The Impact of Expectations and Culture on Project Safety Performance (Presentation) 
J. Horwood

Incorporating Inherent Safety Principles in Process Safety Management (Presentation) 
A. Goraya, P. Amyotte and F. Khan

An Inherent Safety Based Incident Investigation Methodology (Presentation) 
A. Goraya, P. Amyotte and F. Khan

Integrated Process Risk Management (IPRM) for Refineries and Petrochemicals Complexes (Presentation) 
K. Torabi, B. Karimi, R. Parmar, M. Oliverio and K. Dinnie
Paper

Leadership, Commitment & Accountability: The Driver of Safety Performance (Presentation) 
S. Griffiths

Lessons Learned from an unusual Hydrogen Reformer Furnace Failure (Presentation) 
M. Rogers
Paper

Ontario Ministry of the Environment Emergency Management Program (Presentation) 
G. Zikovitz

Ontario's Spill Legislation (Presentation)
G. Zikovitz

Process Safety Management to Manage Risk in Occupancies other than Chemical Process Facilities (Paper)
H.A. Mohamed

Corrosion Resistance of Titanium and its Alloys in the Chlor Alkali Industry (Presentation) 
A.I.S Virdi and D.W. Kirk

Understanding,and Applying the Science: A Case Study in Eliminating Process Fires (Presentation) 
K.G. Phillips

What should we teach about Process Safety in the Undergraduate Canadian Engineering Curriculum (Presentation) 
M. Pegg, P. Amyotte and F. Khan

Worst Case Scenario (Presentation) 
N. Papanikolaou, M. Botham, I. Dorsett and C.D. Kenney

Understanding & Improving Cultural Receptiveness to PSLM in the Risk Optimization of Process Facilities (Presentation)
R. T. Boughner
Paper

PSM in Incident and Project Delay Disputes (Presentation) 
S. Almaula

Delta Hazop Reviews at Imperial Oil (Presentation) 
S. Ahmed

Environmental Emergency Regulations Workshop – 2004

Setting the scene

  • Recent developments affecting major hazard control in Canada

Graham Creedy

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Part 8

  • The legislation and Section 200 regulation
  • The guidelines and supporting documentation
  • The filing process: overview

John Shrives

What to report?

  • The filing process in detail, and typical questions/issues

John Shrives

Prevention of Incidents
Doug McCutcheon

Ontario’s Emergency Management Program 
Emergency Management Ontario

Implementing Process Safety Management to Prevent Major Incidents
Gerry Phillips

The Risk-based Approach 
Ertugul Alp

Preparedness and Response – 1 
Bill MacKay

Preparedness and Response –2 
Don Watson

Other aspects of the Section 200 regulation 

  • Recovery
  • Spill notification and reporting
  • Compliance and enforcement

John Shrives

CSChE Calgary 2004

A Matrix-Based Risk Assessment Approach for Addressing Linear Hazards such as Pipelines (Paper) 
F. Henselwood and K.G. Phillips

Key Strategies for Successful Process Safety Management (Paper)
D. Wong and R. McPhail

Methods to Improve Safety and Risk Management Practices and Programs (Paper) 
L. Wilson and R.L. Holland

Management of Change - Challenges in a Research Environment (Presentation) 
J. Peters

Small Enterprises Should Overcome the Silo Mentality to Successfully Implement a PSM Program (Presentation) 
Y. Dubeau

Current State of PSM (Presentation) 
J. Kolenc and P. Saunders

Process Safety Implications for Large Grassroots Projects: The Life Cycle Approach (Presentation) 
B.D. Kelly

Process Safety Management for Small Business (Presentation) 
D. McCutcheon
Paper 87

Risk Matrices - Common Pitfalls in their Design and Use (Presentation) 
E. Alp

Summer Institute for Canadian Chemical Engineering Professors (Paper) 
D. McCutcheon

Leadership, The 13th Element of Risk Optimization in Process Facilities (Paper) 
R.T. Boughner

CSChE Hamilton 2003

Application of ARAMIS developed in the framework of SEVESO II directive to the Canadian context (Paper) 
J.P. Lacoursière
Presentation

Basing Loss Prevention Recommendations on Risk (Paper) 
K.G. Phillips
Presentation

CEPA Guidelines and the impact in the refinery (Presentation) 
J. O'Bryant

S200 Environmental Emergency Planning Regulations (Presentation) 
J. Shrives

Ontario's Emergency Management Act (Presentation) 
M. Morton and J. Pirie

Bridging the Gap between Process Hazard Analyses & Emergency Response Plan (Presentation) 
M. Marta

Risk Assessment related to Detecting and Identifying Chemical Agents: A Canadian Forces Approach (Paper) 
J.F. Legault

Predicting Hazardous Material Releases following a Reactor Accident: Experience from Emergency Planning in the Nuclear Industry (Presentation)
R.J. Fluke

Pre-Start Health & Safety Review: Regulation and Practice in Ontario (Presentation) 
D. Del Bel Belluz
Paper

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs: Partnership Toward Safer Communities Program Overview (Presentation) 
C. Anderson

Practical Assessment Resources/Tools for Reaction Safety Management (Presentation) 
M. Marta

Risk Management in Small Companies (Paper)
D. McCutcheon

Application of a Screening Level Risk Assessment Approach in the Steel Industry: Dofasco Case Study (Presentation)
M. Schultz, J. Nottrodt, J. Dalton, E. Alp and R. Michalowicz

Chemical Engineer's Template for Maximizing Performance of a Process Facility (Paper)
R.T. Boughner

2003 PAPTAC Conference

The Discipline of Process Safety Management and How It's Relevant to the Pulp and Paper Industry (Paper)
R.T. Boughner

CSChE Vancouver 2002

Using Consequence Modeling to Help Make Emergency Decisions (Presentation)
D. Wong and R. Gerow

Extending the Application of CARAT to Planning and Analysis (Paper) 
K.G. Phillips
Presentation

Environmental Emergency Planning Requirements for Industrials Facilities in Canada (Presentation) 
J. Shrives

The Expansion of "Conceptual HAZOP" to cover Dive Sites (Paper) 
R.E. Knowlton

Design Intention, the Key to Effective HAZOP (Paper) 
R.E. Knowlton

Finding Human Performance Patterns in Safety Data (Paper)
J. Blanco and J.H. Lewko

Introducing an Improved Process Analysis Method - Engage, Motivate and Challenge your team (Paper) 
S. Ego and R. MacGregor

Overview: An Integrated Approach for Process Safety and Loss Management (Paper)
K.G. Phillips and A.L. Wilson

Managing the Health and Safety Aspects of Organizational Change (Paper) 
R. Cairns, G.D. Creedy and Y. Ivanovitch

Risk Based Land Use Criteria (Presentation) 
D. McCutcheon

A Risk Communications Approach to Risk Assessment (Paper) 
D. Del Bel Belluz and J. Shortreed

Security Vulnerability Analyses of Chemical & Process Facilities (Presentation) 
D. A. Moore

Use of a Benchmark Site Self-Assessment Tool as a Leading Indicator for Tracking and Promoting Process Safety Management in the Canadian Chemical Industry (Paper) 
G.D. Creedy

The Importance of Teaching Risk Assessment to Engineering Students (Presentation) 
D. McCutcheon

Total Process Costing: a Strategic Tool in Safety Management (Paper) 
H. Blanco

CSChE Halifax 2001

Inherently Safer Process Design Principles (Presentation) 
P. Amyotte, C.Etowa and M.Pegg

Application of a Loss Causation Model to the Westray Mine Explosion (Presentation) 
P. Amyotte and A.Oehmen

Guidelines for Offshore Structure Monitoring (Presentation) 
F. Taheri, M.R. Islam and M.J. Riley.
Paper

Hazard Awareness Training in Managing Operational Risks (Paper) 
S.P.S. Nibber, M.R. McPhail and K.G. Phillips
Presentation Part 1 
Presentation Part 2 
Presentation Part 3

A Critical Review of Materials Available for Health Monitoring and Control of Offshore Structures (Paper) 
M. Riley, F. Taheri, M.R. Islam
Presentation

Implications of Feed Contamination on the Integrity of An Operating Plant - An Accident Case Study (Paper)
B.D. Kelly

The Need to Teach an Integrated Approach to Process Safety Management to Undergraduate Engineering Students (Paper)
D. McCutcheon

CARAT - An Operational Approach to Risk Assessment Definitions, Processes and Studies (Paper) 
K. G. Phillips
Presentation

Hazard and Risk Assessment: Frequency and Consequence Analysis Techniques (Presentation) 
E. Alp

The Management of Risks during the Operating Phase of the Terra Nova Project (Paper) 
K. Keating, S. Behie, A. Pegram and I. Denness

 

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