29 April, 2022

A Training Program on “Chemical Process Safety” was organized by the Chemical Engineering Department under the banner of the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) on April 29,2022 via the online platform of Microsoft Teams.

Key Features:

• Organizing Department: Chemical Engineering Department
• Expert Name: Mr. Sukanto Das (Process Safety Management Specialist- Indorama Ventures-IOD division)
• Event Coordinator: Prof. Sunil R Patel and Prof. J. B. Trivedi
• Duration: 29thApril 2022 (11.00 am to 12.30 pm)
• Venue: Online (Microsoft Teams)
• No. of Participants:83

Objectives:

• To focus on understanding of the crucial technical fundamentals of Chemical Process Safety.
• To discuss about safety-its importance, need and fundamentals.
• To make students aware about the incidences and its related accidents taking place in industries due to lack of safety management and its awareness.
• To gain knowledge and to explore knowledge regarding process safety and its related sub topics.
• To strengthen the bond of expert with the department and for overall progress of the department as a whole.

Discussion Points:

• Introduction and importance to process safety
• Basic knowledge on inside industrial incident
• Video on Bhopal gas tragedy
• Discussion on incidents
• Various kind of process safety and its number of elements
• Importance of process safety
• Need for proper implementation of process safety and to make if mandatory in India.
• Implementation of standards in process design.
• Detail discussion on topics like Process Hazard Analysis, Process Safety Culture Auditing, Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), ERCP and so on.
• How to become process safety personnel?

A Quote from the Session:

“If you think safety is expensive, try an accident.” – Dr Trevor Kletz