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.
August, 2024 - Corrosion – another hidden threat
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
July, 2019 - Small leak leads to catastrophic failure
June, 2019 - Corrosion under insulation
June, 2017 - Incident Investigation of a Steam Pipe Failure
May, 2017 - Corroded Tanks
December, 2015 - Stop! Look! Listen!
September, 2015 - Unloading and Loading Hazardous Materials
May, 2015 - Mechanical Integrity
January, 2014 - Corrosion Under Insulation
September, 2012 - What can I do? I'm just the operator!
May, 2011 - Flammable material release inside building causes explosion!
April, 2011 - Don 't let a small leak become a big leak!
April, 2010 - Fire Protection - Long Bolt Flangeless Valves
January, 2010 - Corrosion and Erosion
May, 2009 - Mechanical integrity