Methods in Chemical Process Safety

Paul Amyotte is a Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada). He is a chemical engineering graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada (Bachelor’s), Queen’s University (Master’s), the Technical University of Nova Scotia (PhD) and a registered professional engineer in Nova Scotia. Dr. Amyotte is a member and past president of Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering, a member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a Fellow of Chemical Institute of Canada, the Engineering Institute of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineers Canada, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Dr. Amyotte has an extensive record of authorship, with six books, several book chapters, and over 350 papers published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at national and international conferences. He has presented invited plenary lectures at symposia in Canada, France, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Taiwan, and the United States. He is the current editor of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, and a past president of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, Engineers Nova Scotia, and Engineers Canada. He has also served as chair of the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board, member of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, and co-chair of the Materials and Chemical Engineering Evaluation Group of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Dr. Amyotte has consulted on numerous industrial projects involving hazard analysis, incident investigation, and material explosibility. Dr. Amyotte is a recipient of distinct awards including Cybulski Medal from the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Trevor Kletz Merit Award from the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, and the Process Safety Management Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.

• MCPS 10 Method of Process Systems in Energy Systems1. Introduction to Safety CultureMohammad Zaid Kamil, Faisal I. Khan and Paul R. Amyotte2. Fundamentals and Foundation Principles of a Resilient Safety CultureHans Pasman3. The Role of Safety Culture in Several CSB InvestigationsCharles Barbee4. Incident Investigation and Learning LessonsFiona Macleod, Arrijal Sidik and Joan Cordiner5. Case Studies IIvana Slovackova, Barbora Martinikova, Petr Lepik, Lucie Kocurkova and Pavel Danihelka6. Case Studies IITanjin Amin, Vikram Garaniya and Dhananjay Swamy7. Innovation in Enhancing Safety Culture: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation and DigitalizationHe Wen8. Ethics in AI-Driven Safety CultureRajeevan Arunthavnathan, Mihiran Galagedarage Don and Kuruppulage Asela Pathirathna9. The Role of Sustainable Design Through Process Integration in Enhancing Safety CultureMahmoud M. El-Halwagi10. Future of Safety CultureSyed Mohammad Tauseef