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The Amsterdam Process Safety Seminar Series - Extra Seminar
02/03/2010 - 03/03/2010
Latest Lessons Learned from the Buncefield Investigation! The Process Safety Leader Group Final Report, issued 11.12.2009 on site safety at fuel storage sites What can we learn from it?
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Implementing COMAH: Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations - A Review
09/03/2010 - 10/03/2010
The 16th Joint HSE/SIESO Workshop will be held on 9 & 10 March 2010 at the Manchester Conference Centre. From April 2010, an extensive review made by the COMAH Competent Authority (CCA) will take affect. How will the review affect you?
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Process Safety Competence Workshop
10/03/2010 - 10/03/2010
EPSC are to hold a one day member only workshop on the subject of Process Safety Competence.
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4th International Conference on Safety and Environment in Process Safety (CISAP4)
14/03/2010 - 17/03/2010
The fourth International Conference on Safety and Environment in the Process Industry, CISAP-4, will take place on 14-17 March 2010 in Florence, Italy. The conference aims at giving continuation in creating opportunities of meeting and promoting international knowledge sharing in the fields of HSE experiences, research and innovation.
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CCPS 6th Global Congress on Process Safety
21/03/2010 - 24/03/2010
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), the Loss Prevention Symposium (LPS), and the Process Plant Safety Symposium (PPSS) are coordinating conferences again in 2010 to present the 6th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS).
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CEFIC Responsible Care Award 2010 - A Call for Entries
08/02/2010

CEFIC are calling for entries for their 2010 Responsible Care Award.

The awards are an opportunity for companies to demonstrate innovation and effective methods in energy efficiency, combating climate change, demonstrating the business value of Responsible Care and health and safety.

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International Risk Governance Council Report on Risk Governance Deficits
05/02/2010

The International Risk Governance Council has published a report on Risk Governance Deficits.

The report does not relate to industrial process, but is a comprehensive study of risk management for major incidents in general and the tripfalls in assessing a situation for which there is no established standard of good practice.

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HSE Guidance On Thermoplastic Tank Management
03/02/2010

The Health and Safety Executive has released a guidance document on the design and maintenance of thermoplastic-based storage tanks. The document gives safety and regulatory compliance advice including advice for sites subject to COMAH.

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Health and Safety Executive - Revised guidance for operators of top tier COMAH establishments
25/01/2010
This guidance gives advice on the requirements for review and revision of safety reports under Regulation 8 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (COMAH).
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Process Safety Leadership Group release final Buncefield report
11/12/2009
The Buncefield PSLG has published its final report with recommendations specifying minimum safety and environmental protection standards for all sites storing large volumes of gasoline, but with many generic lessons applicable across all major hazard sectors such as chemicals
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EPSC - European Process Safety Centre

EPSC - the European Process Safety Centre - is an international industry-funded organisation which provides an independent technical focus for process safety in Europe.

EPSC's activities are sponsored by chemical manufacturing companies and related businesses with a keen interest in chemical process safety.

EPSC's members secure the following benefits for themselves and the wider European chemical industry:

sharing and dissemination of information and experience on safety technology and accident prevention
technical input to legislators and standard makers to ensure more realistic legislation
improved co-ordination of safety standards across Europe
identification of emerging safety-related issues or gaps in knowledge where guidelines or reports could be produced or commissioned.
improved co-ordination of safety R&D and handling of complex technical research programmes
stimulation of R&D where there are gaps in knowledge
transfer of knowledge from elesewhere to Europe and between European countries
access to information from a single source

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