Dynamic risk management

a contemporary approach to process safety management

Journal article (2016)

Authors

Faisal Khan Memorial University of Newfoundland
Seyed Javad Hashemi Memorial University of Newfoundland
Nicola Paltrinieri Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Paul Amyotte Dalhousie University
Valerio Cozzani University of Bologna
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Published Date

2016

Language

English

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Abstract

Process accidents in the early 1980s have drawn process safety into the main stream. In the 1990s, risk-based approaches were developed to bring safety into design as well as economic considerations. In the 2000s, the inherent safety approach began to be practiced on a limited basis, and process safety evolution made significant progress. As process systems continue to become more complex and operations move into remote and harsh environments, traditional risk analysis may no longer be sufficient. Dynamic risk assessment is the basis for the next generation of risk and management approaches that help to enable safer complex process systems operating in extreme environments. This article investigates the main contributions in the area of dynamic risk assessment. Then, an overall framework for dynamic risk management of process facilities is proposed.