Process Safety Beacon Archives

The Process Safety Beacons Archive includes all past Beacons and is available to everyone to download and share. Reproduction for non-commercial, educational purposes is encouraged. However, reproduction for any commercial purpose without express written consent of AIChE is strictly prohibited.
July, 2023 - Battery powered tools & devices can be ignition sources
November, 2022 - Idle Does Not Mean Safe
August, 2022 - What’s an Acceptable LEL Detector Reading?
April, 2022 - Process Safety lessons from a ship fire
August, 2021 - Explosion of a tank containing “mostly water”
September, 2020 - Hand Sanitizer Hazards at Home and Work
August, 2020 - Where to Check the LFL Before Hot Work?
November, 2017 - Purged Enclosures in Hazardous Areas
March, 2017 - …but the temperature was below the flash point!