Industry – Bluefield Process Safety

Process Safety in Flight: Attack of the Drones

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”- Bill Gates As technology advances and improves, new tools are developed that can be used to change procedures and [...]

By Michael Smith|2023-08-11T16:30:45-05:00May 4th, 2023|Workplace Safety|Comments Off

Process Safety: Addressing Risk or Dread?

Chemicals, PHA, Process Safety, Process Safety Management, Risk Assessment

Process Safety: Addressing Risk or Dread?

“The risks that scare people and the risks that kill people are very different.” — Peter Sandman I often wonder if work in process safety is a misallocation of resources. The leading cause of work-related fatalities is transportation, at about 40%. The next three (of seven causes identified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics), all [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2022-01-06T19:10:09-06:00January 6th, 2022|Chemicals, PHA, Process Safety, Process Safety Management, Risk Assessment|Comments Off