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.
June, 2017 - Incident Investigation of a Steam Pipe Failure
May, 2017 - Corroded Tanks
April, 2017 - Are you sure that vessel is empty?
March, 2017 - …but the temperature was below the flash point!
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!
June, 2010 - Containment Dikes and Pads
September, 2009 - Overflow + Ignition = Tank Farm Fire! (Part 1)
August, 2009 - Never underestimate the hazard!
July, 2009 - What is a Safety Instrumented System?
June, 2009 - Don’t forget safety in a difficult economy!
May, 2009 - Mechanical integrity
April, 2009 - Be Prepared!
March, 2009 - Fatality caused by unloading the wrong chemical into a storage tank!
February, 2009 - More lessons from fire while filling containers
January, 2009 - Fire while filling portable container!
December, 2008 - Static Electric Discharge Causes Fire
November, 2008 - Laboratory Refrigerator Explosions – Electrical Classification