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, 2024 - Are your P&IDs up to date?
July, 2022 - Manage Temporary Changes – Including Clamps!
June, 2022 - Some mistakes take time to become incidents
February, 2022 - Piping Dead Legs – Another hazard in plain sight!
November, 2020 - Not all vibrations in process equipment are good vibrations
September, 2019 - Plugged line & equipment – More than a nuisance
July, 2019 - Small leak leads to catastrophic failure
June, 2019 - Corrosion under insulation
February, 2018 - Runaway Reactions Caused by Contamination
August, 2017 - Vulnerable Piping
June, 2017 - Incident Investigation of a Steam Pipe Failure
January, 2016 - Hydrate Hazards
December, 2015 - Stop! Look! Listen!
September, 2015 - Unloading and Loading Hazardous Materials
May, 2015 - Mechanical Integrity
September, 2013 - Air Power!
April, 2013 - Have you heard a pressure relief valve chatter?
February, 2013 - What is supporting your equipment?
October, 2012 - Manage Temporary Changes!
September, 2012 - What can I do? I'm just the operator!