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.
November, 2017 - Purged Enclosures in Hazardous Areas
August, 2017 - Vulnerable Piping
June, 2017 - Incident Investigation of a Steam Pipe Failure
May, 2017 - Corroded Tanks
September, 2016 - Can you recognize a change?
August, 2016 - A little static can cause a big fire!
March, 2016 - Safety Device or Control Device?
December, 2015 - Stop! Look! Listen!
November, 2015 - Wrong hose causes ammonia leak
September, 2015 - Unloading and Loading Hazardous Materials
May, 2013 - Pressure relief valve bonnets - to plug or not to plug?
April, 2013 - Have you heard a pressure relief valve chatter?
December, 2012 - Good Housekeeping for Safety!
October, 2012 - Manage Temporary Changes!
September, 2012 - What can I do? I'm just the operator!
September, 2010 - Has anybody seen our process safety information (PSI)?
July, 2009 - What is a Safety Instrumented System?
May, 2009 - Mechanical integrity
October, 2008 - Ice ruptures unused pipe and causes fire!
March, 2008 - Do your shutoff systems actually work?