http://www.epsc.org/rss.aspx?feed=NewsEuropean Process Safety Centre News(c) 2008 EPSC60EPSC Technical Director, Richard Gowland, is to chair a session on integrating safety into emerging technologies at the development stage, to take part on 7th September at Industrial Technologies 2010.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=research_safety_sessionThu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTA summary of EU Member State reports of Seveso data covering the period 2006 to 2008 has been made available by the European Commission.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=seveso_implementation_summary_reportMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Comité Français du Propane et Butane (CFPB) is to hold a one day workshop next month in Paris on Industrial Safety and Land-use Planning around LPG establishments.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=luplpgWed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTEPSC has initiated a strategic review on process safety competence which it expects to publish mid 2011, for which it is requesting input.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=psc_inputWed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTIndustrialDefender hold a series of webinars on Stuxnet, the first malware found to deliberately target industrial process control software.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=stuxnetWed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTA French national plan on safety of ageing equipment has been raised for discussion at a meeting of Technical Working Group 2 in Brighton, raising questions on the treatment of ageing equipment.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=ageingassetsThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTA subject of note at the mutual joint visit meetings at Ispra and associated workshops was the role of safety culture on process safety performance. A greater interest in ability to demonstrate a good process safety culture has been raised in recent years as it has been cited in major accident investigations.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=cultureThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTA large commercial and residential development planned for construction near a natural gas storage facility is to be refused planning permission following local authority consultation with the UK HSE.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=hse_lupWed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Mutual Joint Visit in Fulda on 27th to 29th October is to have a theme of Safety Management Systems (SMS) presentations.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=mjv_smsMon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTAt a Technical Working Group 2 meeting, at the request of the Joint Research Centre, EPCS Technical Director Richard Gowland made a pair of presentations on IEC 61511 and Safety Instrumented Systems.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=twg2_iec61511Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTIn Ispra in June, competent authorities from European countries met to share and confirm risk scenarios and associated risk frequencies for the storage of liquefied petroleum gas and chlorine. Also shared was information on case studies of land use planning decisions near establishments storing LPG or chlorine.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=ispra_caThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTAn HSL report commissioned by the UK HSE on the subject of static ignition risks posed by plastic materials used in storage of flammable substances is available.http://www.epsc.org/news_details.aspx?Group=News&Page=static_plasticThu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT