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.
September, 2023 - Lithium-Ion Battery Hazards
February, 2021 - Static discharges are frequent ignition sources
March, 2020 - March, 2020 - Vacuum Trucks can Catch Fire and Explode!
July, 2019 - Small leak leads to catastrophic failure
December, 2018 - Common Cause Failures
March, 2018 - Reporting and Investigating Near Misses
November, 2017 - Purged Enclosures in Hazardous Areas
August, 2017 - Vulnerable Piping
April, 2017 - Are you sure that vessel is empty?
January, 2017 - Hazards of High Oxygen Concentration
November, 2016 - 15 Years of the Process Safety Beacon!
October, 2016 - Process safety in the laboratory
July, 2015 - Know when to leave!
June, 2015 - Conduct of Operations
May, 2015 - Mechanical Integrity
November, 2014 - Thirty Years Ago – An LPG Tragedy
October, 2014 - Dust Explosions - Clean up this Hazard!
August, 2014 - Ignition Sources
July, 2014 - Persistence – Good or Bad?
June, 2014 - A Safety Device Gone Wrong!