Proper design, installation, and maintenance of overpressure protection and protective devices are critical to ensure plant safety. Join Justin and Norberto in Banff on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 10am for discussions on Overpressure Protection Requirements. The goal of the workshop is to provide an understanding of the requirements set in ABSA’s AB-512b Section 4.19…
As we go about our lives, especially during the Holiday season, we oftentimes find ourselves being pulled in many directions by imaginary, yet seemingly very real, strings. These strings tug at our mental capacity. They tug at our heart and soul. They tug at our physical faculties and muscles. They tug and pull and yank…
One of the elements of the PSM standard that most people are familiar with is Management of Change (MOC). The purpose of the MOC process is to provide a systematic way to manage changes to the process unit that are not “replacements in kind”. This process is managed differently by most companies, and sometimes, managed…
With the holiday season in full swing, we took some time to enjoy some good food, good company, and good music! This year, our own Cognascents (mostly) house band provided fabulous entertainment for our company holiday celebration. A good time was had by all! Happy holidays!
Do you have some place better to be? Do you have something better to do? Are you running from task to task and activity to activity so fast that you don’t seem to have time to care about the task or activity at hand? You know what you have to do, right? You know you…
As the famous artist, Vincent Van Gogh, said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” The “small things” in process engineering are no different and can have a big influence on a project’s bottom line. The impact of process engineering on the economics of a capital project is often overlooked…
Cognascents will be at the 2019 Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center International Symposium in College Station from October 22nd-October 24th. We will be at booth #17 as well as one of Tuesday’s presenters. We hope to see you at TAMU! Conference Details:2019 Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center International SymposiumOctober 22-October 24, 2019Texas…
My sister-in-law, Judy Perez, recently passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Her last days were tough on everyone close to her. There is no doubt that cancer sucks! Being around death is not a habit I want to develop; however, exposure to the physical, mental, and spiritual grit that accompanies many…
Several years ago, while working in a refinery, I noticed a relief valve with its inlet block valve completely closed. I radioed an operator for assistance. Within minutes, two operators arrived and confirmed that the valve should not be closed. They opened the valve and thanked me for notifying them. In following up a…
Picture this…you’ve begun work with a manufacturing facility, and you notice that the facility doesn’t seem to have a robust inspection program. As you dig a little deeper, you find that inspections have been done in the past; however, there are no records that anything has been done to that equipment since inspection. In the…
