process safety

Process Safety Revisited: Why Bolted Joint Work Still Demands Relentless Discipline

The death of 24‑year‑old Robert Greenacre at Lindsey Oil Refinery (UK) in 2010 was the result of a cascade of avoidable technical, procedural, and organisational failures. At its core was an uncontrolled release of hot crude oil during maintenance — a direct consequence of inadequate isolation, poor verification, and a risk assessment that failed to […]

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A sobering read 

A sobering read this morning as I finished a detailed final draft investigative report into the fire at the Martinez refinery in California, USA (February 2025). The findings were damning — pointing to multiple root causes, including:❌ Flawed work processes and procedures❌ Gaps in training and competency (human factors)❌ Inadequate supervision and oversight Most troubling

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Great end to the week!

In our continued support to the UK bulk liquid and gas storage terminals, today our team are delivering industry standard joint integrity training and assessment to one of our newest clients in the South East region of the United Kingdom. Bulk storage terminals are often overlooked in terms of mechanical joint integrity as they are

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PREPARATION OF COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

The definition of compliance is “the state of meeting rules or standards.” In the corporate world, it\’s defined as the process of making sure your company and employees follow all laws, regulations, standards and ethical practices. Compliance should be an essential part of your business operations, regardless of industry and compliance violations can result in

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ITS THAT TIME AGAIN!!

As we are about to commence our joint integrity support services on several UK COMAH sites, we think of all the forthcoming shutdowns and turnarounds that will be commencing over the coming months…. These events can be a stressful and challenging time but everyone must ensure to FOCUS So in terms of joint integrity of

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Approved ECITB Training Provider

Being an approved ECITB training provider allows us to fully expand our portfolio of specialist industry training services. Our training and assessment courses allow delivery of underpinning knowledge and sharing of subject matter to help prove competence to those working in the oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, power & energy, steel & metals and utilities

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