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, 2013 - Can a Water Pump Explode?
July, 2013 - Remembering Piper Alpha
June, 2013 - Why Can't I Open That Valve?
May, 2013 - Pressure relief valve bonnets - to plug or not to plug?
April, 2013 - Have you heard a pressure relief valve chatter?
March, 2013 - Are your signs and labels confusing?
February, 2013 - What is supporting your equipment?
January, 2013 - Some Answers to the November 2012 Beacon “Find the Problem” Contest
December, 2012 - Good Housekeeping for Safety!
November, 2012 - Can you find the safety problem?
October, 2012 - Manage Temporary Changes!
September, 2012 - What can I do? I'm just the operator!
August, 2012 - Hot work Hazards
July, 2012 - Emergency Preparation – The Titanic Disaster
June, 2012 - Nitrogen - Hazard and Safeguard
May, 2012 - Mechanical Integrity of Tubing
April, 2012 - What if you unload the wrong material into a tank?
March, 2012 - Double Block and Bleed
February, 2012 - Mechanical Integrity – The Bolts Are Too Short!
January, 2012 - What happens when the lights go out?