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.
February, 2007 - Vacuum hazards - collapsed tanks
January, 2007 - 2006 Beacon Review - Remember the lessons learned
December, 2006 - Liquified gas cylinder failure
November, 2006 - Hazards of relief devices in series
October, 2006 - Do you store cylinders properly?
September, 2006 - Overfilling Tanks - What happened?
August, 2006 - Static electricity
July, 2006 - Do you have storage pallets that look like this?
June, 2006 - Is this valve open, or closed?
May, 2006 - Dust explosion hazards
April, 2006 - Mechanical integrity
March, 2006 - Pressure relief systems - do you see any hazards here?
February, 2006 - 2005 Beacon Review
January, 2006 - Time sensitive chemicals
December, 2005 - Startup hazards
November, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina - Emergency response and recovery
October, 2005 - Gas leak destroys plant
September, 2005 - September 11, 2001 - Never to be Forgotten!
August, 2005 - Toxic reaction in sewer is fatal
July, 2005 - Piper Alpha Oil Platform Destroyed