NFPA/ICC versus GHS Flammable and Combustible Liquid Categories
Do I Need To Space My Chemicals Out In A Laboratory To Be In Compliance With NFPA 45?
What Will That Design Work Cost? The Problems With Estimating Engineering Requirements
Groupthink That Can Lead To Inadequate Hazard Analysis And Risk Assessment
Testing the Limit: Ways To Improve Pilot Plant And Laboratory Project Effectiveness
TEFC Motors in Class 1 Division 2 Areas: An Economical Alternative
What is a Laboratory Versus a Process Space?
How Big Is That Doggie In The Window: Problems With Measuring Research Equipment
The Major Phases Of A Laboratory Relocation Or New Laboratory Construction Project
The Often Overlooked Problems With Relocating Laboratory, Pilot Plant, and Research Facilities
Gas Cylinder Carts For Uses Other Than Transportation: Good Idea Or Unsafe Practice?
Combustible Gas Detection and Area Electrical Classification – An Area Requiring Some Care
Too Much of a Good Thing: Exhaust Versus Supply in Laboratories
“My Laboratory Smells!”: Addressing Odors in the Laboratory
When Does a Laboratory Have an Explosion Hazard?
Preliminary Safety Reviews: A Tool To Save Money, Avoid Problems, And Ensure Safer Operations
Pressurizing DOT Cans and Drums
Inherently Unsafe: The Hidden Issues Often Overlooked in Research Hazard Analysis
Get The Fire Extinguisher! Thoughts on Where to Locate Them for Maximum Safety
Pressurizing DOT Drums and Cans
Alarms versus Automatic Interlocks in Research Units
Where is the Best Place to Put a Flammable Storage Cabinet?
Transporting Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Dewars On an Elevator
Scared Safe: The Importance of Human Error when Evaluating Research Operations for Safety
Protecting Against Burns from Hot Surface Temperatures
Laboratories That Are Not Laboratories
“We Didn’t Think That Through”: Emergency Response in Research Applications
Gas Detection Inside Laboratory Hoods: Prudent Safety Measure or Wasted Money?
“My Laboratory is Very Safe.”: The Dangers of Myopic Looks at Laboratory Safety
Where is the Best Place to Locate a Hood in a Laboratory?
What Do the Numbers Stamped on a Compressed Gas Cylinder Mean?
“We Need to Get Going On This Project”: Issues with Starting Research Projects too Early
What is the Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ) of Hazardous Materials Allowed by Code in a Laboratory or Pilot Plant Area?
Should You Air Condition a Pilot Plant Space?
Can I Have an Electrical Outlet in a Hood?
What is a Good Definition of a Pilot Plant?
Venting Gas Cylinders in a Laboratory
Tips for Troubleshooting Pilot Plant and Laboratory Equipment
Restarting A Laboratory After an Unexpected Shutdown
The Ten Most Common Laboratory Ventilation Mistakes
The Most Common Pilot Plant and Laboratory Unit Commissioning Problems
“But It Is Only A Laboratory”: The Often Overlooked Hazards Inherent in Laboratory Operations
The 10 Most Common Laboratory Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety Issues
“Not Too Cold Please!”: Tempering Options for Safety Showers for Research Facilities
Off Hours Instructions for Laboratories: Necessary, Nice, or Nuisance
“But it’s More Expensive!”: Tubing or Pipe for Pilot Plants
Can I Put a Pilot Plant in a Laboratory?
The Ten Most Common Laboratory Safety Issues
“Just Ignore That Noise, It’s Just The Hood Alarm Again”: Hood Alarms Issues
Ventilation Dilution: A Safe Way to Avoid A Fire or Explosion or a Placebo?
“Do You Think We Should Consider This Risk”: The Need for Making Credible Scenarios in Risk Assessment
“We Have Ruined the Hood”: The Potential Hazards of Vaporizing Liquids In Hoods
“But It’s Only an Instrument!”: Issues with Classifying Research Equipment
GFI Protection for Laboratories
Safe Where It Is; Safe Where It Is Going: The Often Unrecognized Hazards of Moving Research Equipment
Safety Showers: Often Specified But Less Often Thought Through
“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out”: Door Swings in Laboratories
Flexible Cords: A Very Abused Connection in Laboratories
Storage of Incompatible Gases: Easily Said, Harder To Evaluate
Hoods for Chemical Storage: The Issue We Would Prefer Not To Discuss
Flammable Storage Cabinets Used for Liquid Transfer Operations: Good or Bad Idea?
Electric Heaters for Research Vessels
Laboratory Area Electrical Classification
Exhaust Fans: Where Should They Be Located in a Laboratory Building?
RTD’s Versus Thermocouples: Which Should I Use?
Ventilated Enclosures for Lowering Area Electrical Classification
Ventilated Enclosures: Why Do They Often Fail to Work Properly
Limiting Hood Openings: A Bad Idea
Toxic Gas Storage and Use Per NFPA 55: Hoods and Ventilated Enclosures in Research Applications
“We Need It Faster”: Issues with Accelerated Pilot Plant Schedules
Lump Sum or Cost Plus: Which Makes Sense for Pilot Plants and Research Support?
Hydrostatic Testing of Pilot Plant Scale Tubing: Is it Necessary?
“Not Another Leak!”: Leakage in Pilot Plants, Laboratory Units, and Laboratory Equipment
“Why Can’t We Put It In the Hood?”
Hood Sashes: The Open (or Closed) Door Policy
Contracting Pilot Plants and Research Support: The Good, the Bad, And the Ugly
How Big Do I Need To Build A Pilot Plant: The Vexing Question of Scale
High or Over Temperature Protection In a Research Environment
Power Strips in Laboratories: How Shocking!
A Dozen Ways to Get the Most Pilot Plant for Your Money
Locating Leaks in Pilot Plants and Laboratory Units and Equipment
Testing For Leaks In Pilot Plants
Preventing Fires and Explosions in Pilot Plants and Laboratory Units
Pilot Plant Project Management – Necessity, Overkill, or Just a Good Idea?
Best Practices for Heat Tracing Pilot Plants: Constant Wattage Electric Heat Trace
Best Practices for Heat Tracing Pilot Plants: Self Limiting Electric Heat Trace
Pilot Plant Safety Systems Parts I and II
Pilot Plant Feed And Product Handling
Some Comments on the Accident Investigations Report to the University of Hawaii at Manoa on the Hydrogen/Oxygen Explosion of March 16, 2016
Does Your Reactor Have a Case of the “Vapors”?
Pilot Plant Analytical Options
Should You Vent a Flammable Storage Cabinet?
Pilot Plant and Laboratory Unit Cost Estimates: Should We Progress the Idea or Not?
Can you apply NFPA-45 to a Pilot Plant?
Types of Space Suitable for Pilot Plant Operations: Laboratories
Types of Space Suitable for Pilot Plant Operations: Open Bays
Types of Space Suitable for Pilot Plant Operations: Containment Cells
Types of Space Suitable for Pilot Plant Operations: Separate Buildings
The Practical Effects Of Budget Constraints
Laboratory Accidents: A Continuing Problem
2012 Plenary Talk on Pilot Plants for the AIChE
“But What Will It Cost?” The Trials and Tribulations of Pilot Plant Cost Estimating
Reducing Pilot Plant and Laboratory Unit Construction Costs and Schedules
Modular Pilot Plant Construction
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety In Research Applications
“What Do You Mean It’s Off By That Much?”: Issues With Real World Vs Theoretical Instrument Accuracy
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