Non Member                                    S$950.00 nett each

Group Discount – for registration of 3 or more participants from the same company, a 10% discount will apply.

Mr. Mike Sawyer

TEES Research Engineer, MKO Process Safety Center

President/CEO,  ASC, Inc. Houston, Texas

The objective of this course is to explain the basic physical principals of consequence modeling as it relates to the petrochemical industry. The course presents practical state-of-the-art methods for evaluating the consequences of flammable and toxic vapor cloud dispersion, vapor cloud explosions, confined explosions, pool fires, flare and torch fires, and Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVEs). Theoretical research and experimental data will be presented that support the choice of models for specific applications. Examples of actual accidents illustrate and validate the models used.

This course is intended for engineers and safety professionals who are required to understand and quantify the effects of accidental releases that result in toxic and flammable vapor clouds, explosions, and BLEVEs with fireballs.

Inherently Safer Design

This course will introduce the concepts of inherently safer process design. It will discuss implementation of these concepts throughout the process life cycle from early research through an operating plant. Tools for designing inherently safer processes will be discussed, as well as tools for measuring inherent safety. Many practical examples from industry will be discussed.

Upon completion of this course, the participants will understand the basic concepts of inherently safer design, and be able to apply these concepts to the development of inherently safer chemical process design. Participants will also be able to identify opportunities for improving the inherent safety of existing plants.

Course Content – Inherently Safer Design

This course is designed for process research, design, and manufacturing engineers and chemists involved with the development and operation of chemical handling and processing facilities throughout their life cycle.

Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering

Holder of T. Michael O’Connor Chair I

Professor and Director

Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center

Chemical Engineering Department

Texas A&M University System

Dr. M. Sam Mannan is Regents Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University and Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station.  The mission of the Center is to improve safety in the chemical process industry by conducting programs and research activities that promote safety as second nature for all plant personnel in their day-to-day activities.  Before joining Texas A&M University, Dr. Mannan was Vice President at RMT, Inc., a nationwide engineering services company.

Dr. Mannan is a registered professional engineer in the states of Texas and Louisiana, is certified by the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, and is a Certified Safety Professional.  His experience is wide ranging, covering process design of chemical plants and refineries, computer simulation of engineering problems, mathematical modeling, process safety, risk assessment, inherently safer design, critical infrastructure vulnerability assessment, aerosol modeling, and reactive and energetic materials assessments.

Dr. Mannan is involved very closely with projects that include hazard assessment and risk analysis, process hazard identification, HAZOP (hazard and operability) studies, vulnerability assessment, process safety management, and risk management.  His research interests include development of inherently safer processes, application of computational fluid dynamics to study the explosive characteristics of flammable gases, development of quantitative methods to determine incompatibility among various chemicals, application of calorimetric methods for the assessment of reactive hazards, and the application of consequence analyses to assess the impact of process plant incidents.  He co-authored the Guidelines for Safe Process Operations and Maintenance published by the Center for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers.  He is the editor of the 3^rd edition of the 3-volume, 3,680-page, authoritative reference for process safety and loss prevention,” Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries.  Dr. Mannan has published 116 peer-reviewed publications and over 132 proceedings papers.

Dr. Mannan received his B.S. in chemical engineering from the Engineering University in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1978, and obtained his M.S. in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1986 in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

TEES Research Engineer, MKO Process Safety Center

President/CEO,  ASC, Inc. Houston, Texas

Mike Sawyer has led and participated on various safety engineering projects over his 26 plus years of experience. These have ranged from general industrial safety applications to detailed analyses of process units and systems. His expertise includes applications relating to loss control/loss prevention, hazard analysis, risk assessments, and litigation support.

The greatest span of Mr. Sawyer’s career has been in the area of process safety. He has facilitated numerous hazard and risk assessments studies of petrochemical facilities throughout the US and the world. His international projects include studies in Japan, Canada, India, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Mike has served on investigation teams as well as leading investigations of general industry, petrochemical, refining, and oil field servicing incidents. Some of the most notable investigations include ESSO’s Longford Gas Plant incident in Australia and the 2005 BP Texas City Refinery explosion