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.
December, 2024 - Stored chemicals are still hazardous
January, 2024 - An error trap leads to a catastrophe
September, 2022 - Lightning Strikes – YIKES!!
August, 2022 - What’s an Acceptable LEL Detector Reading?
August, 2021 - Explosion of a tank containing “mostly water”
May, 2021 - Valve position errors can cause serious incidents
January, 2021 - Material Identification - The first link in the process safety system
May, 2020 - May, 2020 - Permitted Work – a special cause
November, 2018 - Accumulation of small changes leads to an explosion
July, 2017 - Management of Change
November, 2016 - 15 Years of the Process Safety Beacon!
February, 2016 - Still Overflowing Tanks!
December, 2014 - Bhopal – The Worst Industrial Disaster in History
November, 2014 - Thirty Years Ago – An LPG Tragedy
May, 2014 - Major Spills and Environmental Incidents
February, 2014 - Are we reliving past incidents?
April, 2012 - What if you unload the wrong material into a tank?
July, 2010 - Passive Safety Equipment
June, 2010 - Containment Dikes and Pads
December, 2009 - The Bhopal Tragedy – 25 Years Ago