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The use of ‘Delta HAZOP’ to Effectively Revalidate PHA Studies
A Hazard and Operability study (HAZOP) is a structured and systematic qualitative technique for identifying and assessing potential hazards and operability concerns with a process design and the proposed method of their control. When done well, a HAZOP produces a comprehensive list of potentially hazardous scenarios and identifies safeguards to manage the risk.
R4Risk Congratulates Belinda Beale – Senior Risk Engineer
R4Risk is pleased to announce the promotion of Belinda Beale to Senior Risk Engineer. Belinda joined R4Risk back in 2016 and has been an essential member of our team since then.
ProSafe 2021
R4Risk was the Business Development Partner of the 12th annual ProSafe conference. The conference was held from 15 – 17 March 2021, running on a virtual platform.
Independent review of the Victoria’s Dangerous Goods Act
The regulatory framework that applies to dangerous chemicals in Victoria is complex, with multiple aspects overlapping. A contributor to this complexity is that during their life cycle, chemicals can be classified in different ways, under different regulatory frameworks, with each framework having distinct but overlapping compliance obligations.
Land Use Planning – Safety Buffers
There are many aspects to consider when managing risks from hazardous facilities. In Victoria, there are stringent requirements for the safe design and operation of facilities identified as “Major Hazard Facilities”.
Are you managing the chemicals in your workplace?
Chemicals, and products made from chemicals, play an integral role in our everyday life, from fertiliser, fuel and industrial gases to pesticides, plastics, and paint and so on.
General Environmental Duty – Managing Environmental Risks
Kate Filippin (Principal Risk Consultant) and Belinda Beale (Risk Consultant) have developed a white paper regarding the Victoria Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 (which will take effect from 1 July 2021).
The Unintended Impacts that COVID-19 May Have on Critical Safety Systems
Due to COVID-19, the ‘virus’, companies have voluntarily and/or been forced to limit the number of employees onsite and/or extremely restrict interactions between employees whilst at site to limit the spread of virus.
R4Risk Congratulates Patrick Walker
R4Risk is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr Patrick Walker to Principal Risk Engineer. Patrick joined R4Risk back in 2010 and has been an integral member of our team since then.
Hazards Australasia: Major Incident Control Measures – Ensuring Effectiveness
In 2019, Hazards Australasia took placed in Brisbane on 13 – 14 November 2019. This process safety conference focused on the themes of competency and capability, particularly on how to build competency and organisational capability in your organisation.
Marcus Evans 2019 Prosafe
R4Risk is a proud decade-long sponsor of ProSafe! In 2019, we were the Gold sponsor of the 11th annual ProSafe conference, that was held on 21 to 23 August 2019 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
An IChemE Safety Centre Industry Partner
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is one of the most influential societies worldwide for engineers. The IChemE Safety Centre (ISC) was created to focussed on improving process safety. The ISC brings together a wide range of industry views on safety, including contributions from consultants, contractors, regulators and academics.
