Summary:  By following a structured approach and involving a multidisciplinary team, incident investigations can provide valuable insights into what went wrong and why, enabling organizations to take appropriate actions to prevent future incidents.  This article on Incident Investigation helps to learn how to identify root causes, ensure workplace safety, and prevent future incidents. When an...Continue Reading

Summary: HAZID and HAZOP are both essential risk assessment methods that address different aspects of hazard identification and mitigation. This article on HAZOP Vs HAZOP provides a good understanding of both methodologies and their use in different project phases.  Having a safe workplace is a top priority for any organisation, especially in the process industry....Continue Reading

Summary: Process safety metrics, essential for evaluating Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, encompassing leading and lagging indicators. Leading indicators like risk assessments, near-miss reports, and safety culture surveys proactively identify hazards. Lagging indicators such as incident rates, compliance with regulations, and corrective action completion rate analyze past incidents to improve future safety. Process safety metrics...Continue Reading

Summary: This article emphasizes the vital role of safety cases in the hazardous oil and gas industry. It defines safety cases as evidence-based documents crucial for risk identification and control. Hazard categories, real incidents, regulations, and benefits are succinctly covered, highlighting safety cases’ importance. Regulatory standards, benefits, and the role of safety cases in mitigating...Continue Reading

Summary: The article provides an overview of process safety incidents (PSIs) in the chemical and petrochemical industries. It explores the causes of PSIs, preventative measures, response protocols, and lessons learned from historical incidents. The article emphasizes the importance of risk assessment, maintenance of safety systems, employee training, emergency response, crisis management, incident investigation, and continuous...Continue Reading

Summary: The article discusses the future of Process Safety Management (PSM) in industrial settings, focusing on emerging trends and technologies. It explores the shift from reactive to proactive safety management, driven by automation, AI, and digital twins. Benefits include improved efficiency and minimized human error, with a focus on holistic risk management and sustainability. The...Continue Reading

Summary: This article explores the difference between HAZOP and PHA and their role in promoting safety. PHA analyses processes to identify hazards and assess risks, while HAZOP is a specific method within PHA for identifying deviations from design. HAZOP uses guide words to systematically analyse process systems and propose preventive measures. It is considered effective...Continue Reading

Summary – The article outlines key steps in conducting a PHA, such as defining scope, assembling a team, identifying hazards, assessing risks, developing controls, and reviewing the analysis along with various PHA methods are discussed, including HAZOP, What-If Analysis, FMEA, LOPA, FTA, ETA, Bow Tie Analysis, Checklist-Based Hazard Analysis, and HAZID. Overall, the article serves as...Continue Reading

As industries continue to evolve, so do the risks associated with their operations. The need to ensure the safety of personnel and the environment has become paramount, and this is where process safety systems come in. Process Safety is a discipline that aims to prevent incidents that could lead to harm, by identifying, evaluating, and...Continue Reading

We started as a Process and Operation Safety Management (PSM) consultancy provider : (www.synergenog.com). Over the years, we had opportunities to work closely with many companies globally. Our idea to establish an Academy for Learning was formed from our engagement and interaction with many stakeholders. In the last 2 years, post-COVID, we started a small...Continue Reading