Recent Blog Posts

Management of Change & Pre-Startup Safety Review (Title Page)

August 12th, 2022

Chad Collin wrote a series on the topic of MOC’s and PSSR’s. The blog series entitled Management of Change & Pre-Startup Safety Review is available in the following links: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3  

Compliance Audit (Title Page)

August 12th, 2022

Eli Macha wrote a series on the topic of Compliance Audits. The blog series entitled Compliance Audit is available in the following links: Part 1: Compliance Audit Overview Part 2: Compliance Audit Team & Sessions Part 3: Compliance Audit Documentation Part 4: Auditing Elements: Process Safety Information Part 5: Auditing Elements: PHA, Compliance Audit, & Employee Participation Part 6: Auditing Elements: Operating Procedures […]

P&IDs (Title Page)

August 12th, 2022

Peter Thomas, P.E. wrote a series on the topic of piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). The blog series P&IDs is available in the following links: Part 1: Introduction to P&IDs Part 2: P&IDs and SOPs Part 3: P&IDs and PHAs Part 4: P&IDs and Emergencies Part 5: P&IDs and Training Part 6: P&IDs and MOCs

RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices (Title Page)

August 12th, 2022

Peter Thomas, P.E. wrote a technical paper and presented at the 2017 RETA National Conference on the topic of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. The blog series RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards and Good Engineering Practices is available in the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part […]

IIAR 2-2021: Can Hoses Be Permanently Installed in an Ammonia Refrigeration System?

July 26th, 2022

Hoses are used for a variety of purposes in ammonia refrigeration. Often with equipment that is designed to be moved, a corrugated metal hose is used to connect the portable portion of the system to permanent equipment. IIAR standards had been silent on this issue until the recent publication of IIAR Standard 2. ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 […]