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Asset Performance Management (APM) strives to optimize the performance of production assets across several areas…

Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) is based on the fact that companies own assets because they want to do something with them (perform functions)…

Asset strategies define how you will design, operate, test, inspect, maintain, and replace your assets…

Conduct of Operations (CoO) is a term that defines execution of operational and management tasks in a deliberate and structured manner. It is…

Organizational climate and culture is not a simple concept. Culture is a term used to describe an organization’s commonly held values, …

Comprehensive workforce strategies within the process and heavy industries must focus on more than training and safety…

One of the key focus areas in Operational Risk Management (ORM) is Control of Work (CoW). CoW is referenced using…

Many companies struggle to manage their action items holistically due to the proliferation of tracking systems in silos and the lack…

Organizations strive for incident-free operations, which require a complex balance of compliance, solid engineering design, sound construction, operational integrity, appropriate...

In its simplest form, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a holistic business approach used to proactively manage threats and opportunities.

Risk is the possibility for loss. It is quantified by estimating potential consequences and frequency of occurrence. Said another way, risk is defined as any event that impacts a company’s ability to meet its goals.

Numerous companies have attempted to implement management of change (MOC) processes at their facilities, with few obtaining sustainable results…

Companies have been increasingly focused on Asset Integrity Management (AIM), Mechanical Integrity (MI), and regulatory compliance. Societal viewpoints…

Succeeding in today’s complex, highly regulated industries depends on managing risks within your risk tolerances to achieve Operational Excellence (OE)...

For decades, companies have been working to improve their performance and benchmark against their peers to see how they compare…

Operational Sustainability® (OS) is the market leader in Operational Risk Management (ORM), which is the portion of a business’s total risk…

Process Safety Data Management (PSDM) has been continually evolving since the early 1990s. Initially, it was based upon a model that included …

Process Safety Metrics and Benchmarking are concepts that have been discussed for well over a decade. In March 2005, a significant event at a refinery in...

Production Loss Analysis (PLA) provides an overall framework for understanding true production capacity over time and the sources of deviation – or loss…

Process Safety Management has been continually evolving since it was promulgated as a regulation in the United States…

Companies having been formally managing change for several decades. Generally, this is done to address Process Safety regulatory requirements…

Over the last 35 years, we have seen markets crash, terrorist attacks, recessions, political turmoil…

Recent regulations and suggested best practices are driving companies to seek new ways to address workforce competency. What do we mean by a “competent workforce?”…