Published Jul 4, 2025 | Last updated Aug 21, 2025 | Industry, Oil and Gas
Loss of Containment (LoC) occurs when a hazardous substance escapes from the system designed to hold it. This may involve gases like ammonia, as well as liquids or solids leaking from tanks, pipelines, valves, or vessels. In many industries this is dangerous, but in...
Published Jul 4, 2025 | Last updated Jul 7, 2025 | Industry, Manufacturing
In 2018, a devastating explosion tore through the Didion Milling Inc. corn milling facility in Cambria, Wisconsin, USA. Didion Milling Inc. is an agricultural processing and co-located bioscience facility specialising in dry corn mill, industrial alcohol and ethanol...
Published Jul 4, 2025 | Last updated Jul 7, 2025 | Industry, OpenRisk
This article explores the risks involved in ammonia release and shows how the bowtie method can be used to identify potential causes, strengthen barriers, and reduce the impact of an ammonia release. The industrial use of ammonia (NH₃) is widespread, including...
Published Jul 2, 2025 | Last updated Jul 4, 2025 | Barrier Management, Industry
Presight Barrier Management tool is a critical component to process safety management. In short, the software provides the full risk picture of your assets, whether it is a drilling rig like a jack-up rig, a fixed platform, a semi-sub or even a drill ship. It can also...
Published Jun 13, 2025 | Last updated Jun 27, 2025 | Barrier Management, Industry
Why uncertainty deserves a spotlight Uncertainty is inherent in safety-critical industries; no data set is ever complete, and Presight openly accepts and highlights this reality. By clearly showing gaps, limitations and variability in the data, the platform lets...