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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.

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Potential dioxin emissions from Rouen chemical plant fire raises concerns
Oct 3- A week after the massive fire at the Lubrizol chemical plant in Normandy, the massive plume of smoke that spiralled into the air last Thursday is causing intense concern among area residents .
OSHA cites Tuscaloosa-based refinery following fatal accident
Oct 2- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited two companies following an employee’s death at a Tuscaloosa refining facility.
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases New Safety Digest After Four Disasters
Sep 27- On September 4, the U.S. CSB released its new safety digest, encouraging better worker participation in chemical training to prevent chemical accidents.
Leaking filter caused deadly explosion at US plant
Sep 26- The fatal explosion in April at speciality chemicals firm KMCO’s plant in Crosby, US, that killed one worker and injured at least 30 more was triggered by a vapour cloud of isobutylene formed after a cast iron filtration strainer failed.
Refinery Blast Fire Finally Declared 'Under Control' By Philadelphia Fire Department
Sep 24- The explosion and subsequent fire that destroyed a portion of a huge gas refinery in South Philadelphia in June has finally been declared "under control" by city fire officials.

ASM Consortium Delivered Webinar on Human Reliability
The ASM Consortium delivered a CCPS webinar on "Managing Human Reliability: 25 years of the Abnormal Situation Management Study" on Aug 14, 2019. The webinar was well attended and well recieved by the attendees.
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The ASM Consortium plans to conduct a live Webinar on Managing Human Reliability on Aug 14, 2019
The ASM Consortiym will conduct a 60-minute webinar on Aug 14, 2PM eastern time, hosted by AIChE. The program will give an overview of the impact of human factors on operator performance and systematic safety based on the Abnormal Situation Management Consortium research. Join the live discussion on how to avoid the escalation of minor problems that could lead to larger incidents or production losses.
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Honeywell hosts the first quarterly review meeting of the ASM Consortium at their Houston Facility
The first QRM of 2016 was successfully concluded at Honeywell’s Houston office. The QRM attendees, who are the operating company members and Honeywell customers, discussed the year’s new research proposals and reviewed the progress of the ongoing research. The Quarterly Review Meetings are a platform for the ASM Consortium members to share the benefits gained from the ASM practices and products, and to discuss new challenges faced in plant operations.
The ASM Consortium Records More Than 1000 Incidents Globally In 2015
To create awareness about the serious nature of process safety incidents, the ASM Consortium continues to track and record incidents and accidents happening globally. In 2015, we recorded more than 1000 incidents on our website. The incidents list is not all inclusive but provides a comprehensive list of global incidents affecting process industries as reported in the media. The ASM Consortium has been archiving such incidents since 2008.
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The Canadian Standards Association group refers the ASM Consortium guidelines in their latest publication.
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) group has come up with a Human Factors Guideline document specific to the pipeline industry, ‘Pipeline Human Factors Express Document’. The CSA group’s guideline document refers the ASM Consortium’s HMI guidelines document ‘Effective Console Operator HMI Design’. It also recommends referring the ASM Consortium’s guidelines ‘Effective Alarms management’ and ‘Effective procedural Practices’ for alarms and procedure management.
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The ASM Consortium has gone social on Twitter and LinkedIn
The ASM Consortium has now a Twitter account @asmcons. The Consortium also has created a company page on LinkedIn. Both the Tweeter and LinkedIn account will help in establishing ASM Consortium’s social media presence.
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Incidents

Work restarts off Canada after worker injury
Oct 3- Operations have resumed on the Transocean Barents drilling rig off eastern Canada after a worker was injured last month.
Fire crews douse blaze at Lewiston business
Oct 3- A fire at PK Metals in Lewiston was extinguished Wednesday shortly after it started in a ventilation and air handling system.
Arconic employee injured in work-related incident
Oct 3- A man was injured at the Lafayette Arconic plant early Thursday morning, according to Lafayette police.
Construction Worker Dies In Accident At BP Plant In Whiting Indiana
Oct 2- A worker died in an accident at the BP Whiting Refinery in Indiana Wednesday. According to the Whiting Fire Department, the construction worker fell at the BP plant.
Rescue crews battle chemicals in Sûre river after fire
Oct 2- Authorities are racing to contain pollution in the river Sûre after extinguishing foam and chemicals from a fire at a nearby factory leaked into the river a day earlier.

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