Mission

Operating teams empowered and enabled to proactively manage their plants to maximize safety and minimize environmental impact while allowing the processes to be pushed to their optimal limits.

Definition

A detailed definition of what an abnormal situation is and how it relates to process operations.

Challenges

The challenges facing the industry in handling abnormal situations. These are described in the context of the anatomy of a catastrophic incident.

Sources

A discussion of the key sources or causes of abnormal situations, including people and work context factors, equipment factors, and process factors.

Impact

A discussion of the disruptive and financial impact of abnormal situations on the chemical processing industry.