What is an electronic safetycase? It is a web-based platform built to provide live Safety Case information in a simple, clear format, making it easier for the workforce to access, understand, and contribute to maintaining facility safety. Table of Contents Toggle The Safety Case “Shelfware” ProblemThe Hidden Cost of Underutilized Safety CaseseSafetyCase: Operationalizing HSE Cases...Continue Reading
Can Generative AI Improve Hazard Identification? Explore the 2026 era of AI in HAZOP. Discover how Generative AI, Knowledge Graphs, and Functional Digital Twins are reducing study times by 50% while uncovering “blind spot” hazards. Read the full article. AI and the Economic Safety Gap HAZOP has earned its place as the workhorse of process...Continue Reading
What is the 2026 methane regulation? As of February 2026, the EU has effectively banned routine venting and flaring for fossil fuel operations. Member states are required to implement “effective, proportionate, and dissuasive” penalties for emissions above set thresholds. The EPA has officially launched its third-party monitoring program under Subpart OOOOb. Read full article. In...Continue Reading
What is FMECA in Process Safety? Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) is a quantitative risk assessment method used to identify potential equipment failures, analyze their consequences, and rank them based on criticality. Unlike standard FMEA, FMECA assigns a specific “Criticality Number” to each failure mode (Severity × Probability), allowing process safety engineers to...Continue Reading
Summary: This article explains how Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) serves different stakeholders—not just as a compliance tool, but as a practical decision engine. It shows how to tailor QRA outputs for executives, project teams, PSM and operations, regulators, insurers, emergency planners, investors, and communities using tools like IR contours, F-N curves, and more. Quantitative Risk...Continue Reading
Summary: This article breaks down how to make FPSOs safer by treating process, marine, and storage/offloading risks as one system. Starting from MAHs and bow-ties, we show how to set SCEs that cover cargo tanks and inerting, turret/moorings, risers, DP/drive-off, and shuttle-tanker SIMOPS. We outline practical MOC/SIMOPS controls, proof of barrier health via testing,...Continue Reading