| Project | Aims and Description |
|---|---|
| Early Leak Detection active Started: Apr 2023 Chair: Dirk Roosendans |
This Working Group facilitates discussion on new technologies (besides traditional gas detection, other techniques like IR, sound, visual etc. can be considered) to detect leakages. |
| Energy Transition active Started: Aug 2021 Chair: Dirk Roosendans and Pol Hoorelbeke |
Reduction of CO2 emissions will involve new chemical processes and energy carriers like hydrogen and ammoniac. The new use of these chemicals and processes will involve new hazards (potential releases of chemicals and energy) that require technical barriers and operational practices to avoid releases. This Working Group is expected to raise awareness and create output that can help to improve process safety, that is reduce the likelihood of leakages and the consequence of those. |
| HAZOP Efficiency active Started: Sept 2020 Chair: Margit Hahn |
Process hazard analysis can be difficult and costly. How can you be sure that you have identified all causes? Have you estimated the consequences well and how do you make sure your HAZOP study does not become a boring, extremely long and costly process? Practical solutions and good practices from members will be discussed in this EPSC Working Group. |
| Digitalization active Started: Dec 2018 Chair: Tijs Koerts |
Digitalization is about the many techniques that become available that can help to improve process safety. The aim is to help your company to determine a useful strategy. |
| Process Safety in Pharma and Consumer Industries active Started: 2015 Chair: Dan Benton |
The pharmaceuticals sector provides some unusual challenges for process safety, with much use of batch production, frequent adaptation of plant design, and complex process requirements. This environment is not unique to drug manufacture, but it requires specific process safety expertise. The objective of this group is experience exchange relating to pharmaceutical industries or those operating with similar processes. |
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