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
April, 2024 - Get Out and Stay Out !
December, 2023 - The Worst Ammonia Incident Ever - What Can We Learn?
May, 2023 - Wrong material + Wrong tank = Trouble
April, 2023 - Lifting Hazards
October, 2021 - How do you know your safety devices are working?
September, 2021 - Does your nose really know? Probably not!
December, 2020 - Reactive Chemistry Incidents Can Happen Anywhere!
March, 2019 - Undetected Ball Valve Failure
February, 2017 - Mixing Incompatible Materials in Storage Tanks
June, 2016 - Dangerous chemical reactions at home!
January, 2016 - Hydrate Hazards
November, 2015 - Wrong hose causes ammonia leak
December, 2014 - Bhopal – The Worst Industrial Disaster in History
June, 2012 - Nitrogen - Hazard and Safeguard
April, 2012 - What if you unload the wrong material into a tank?
December, 2009 - The Bhopal Tragedy – 25 Years Ago
March, 2009 - Fatality caused by unloading the wrong chemical into a storage tank!