Risk Based Process Safety in Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Authors

  • Jerry Forest Sr. Director, Process Safety Celanese 225 E. John Carpenter Freeway Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75234

Abstract

 

 This paper will describe risk based process safety content that meets an ABET, Inc. Program Criteria requirement to include the hazards associated with chemical processes that is used in Louisiana State University’s chemical engineering curriculum. The process to select the curriculum content follows that was used to define the outline for the Center for Chemical Process Safety resource book Introduction to Process Safety for Undergraduates and Engineers. Risk based process safety elements are widely used in industry and exposure to tools associated with understanding hazards and risks helps prepare students for practical application early in their career.

Author Biography

Jerry Forest, Sr. Director, Process Safety Celanese 225 E. John Carpenter Freeway Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75234

Jerry Forest is the senior director of Process Safety at Celanese. He has over 33 years of petrochemical and refining experience with a strong manufacturing background in isocyanates, hydrazine propellants, and refining at LyondellBasell and predecessor companies. His mission is to apply 20 years of manufacturing experience to process safety to save lives, protect the environment, and preserve jobs by preventing process safety incidents. Jerry donates his time as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering on process safety at LSU.

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Published

2018-09-17

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 4 (2018): Fall 2018

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