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.
June, 2025 - Operational Readiness Reviews
March, 2024 - Process Upsets Require Focus
April, 2020 - April, 2020 - A Hidden Chain of Hazards
November, 2019 - What Does That Button Do?
August, 2019 - Hidden Hazards!
August, 2018 - What if your agitator fails?
July, 2018 - Can overcooling a reactor cause a runaway reaction?
October, 2017 - Are your alarms alarming?
September, 2017 - Haste Makes Waste!
July, 2017 - Management of Change
April, 2017 - Are you sure that vessel is empty?
September, 2009 - Overflow + Ignition = Tank Farm Fire! (Part 1)
April, 2009 - Be Prepared!
March, 2009 - Fatality caused by unloading the wrong chemical into a storage tank!
June, 2008 - Halon cylinder becomes rocket!
December, 2007 - Oil Tank Fire Caused by Static Discharge
November, 2007 - Cold Embrittlement and Thermal Stress