Chemical Process Safety

Sanders recently retired from PPG Industries in Lake Charles, LA. Roy worked for PPG for 42 years and specialized in Process Safety fundamentals since 1974. He is associated with the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, and is a member of the editorial boards of both the AIChE’s Process Safety Progress and Putman’s Chemical Processing. He has taught brief process safety courses across the USA, as well as, Bahrain, Canada, India, the Netherlands Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.

1. Perspective, Perspective, Perspective2. Good Intentions3. Focusing on Water and Steam: The Ever-Present and Sometimes Evil Twins4. Preparation for Maintenance5. Maintenance-Induced Accidents and Process Piping Problems6. One-Minute Modifications: Small Quick Changes in a Plant Can Create Bad Memories7. Accidents Involving Compressors, Hoses, and Pumps8. Failure to Use, Consult, or Understand Specificiations9. “Imagine If” Modifications and Practical Problem Solving10. The Role of Mechanical Integrity in Chemical Process Safety11. Effectively Managing Change Within the Chemical Industry12. Investigating and Sharing Near Misses and Unfortunate Incidents13. Sources of Helpful Information for Chemical Process Safety