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Safety Margin Podcast

 A Cognascents’ podcast on process safety, asset integrity, and artificial intelligence.

Safety Margin, a Cognascents podcast on process safety, asset integrity and AI

Safety Margin is Cognascents’ podcast for engineers and operators responsible for process safety, asset integrity, and operations across the energy, petrochemical, LNG, and specialty chemical industries. From improving mechanical integrity programs and managing process safety risks to understanding where AI can deliver real value, Safety Margin helps listeners learn how their peers are solving problems, applying best practices, and building safer, more reliable facilities.

A Cognascents Podcast · Season 1
 

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Process Safety & AI

Are Process Safety Incidents Actually Getting Worse? Can AI Help?

Are process safety incidents actually getting worse, or are we just seeing more of them? The debut episode opens with a fatal January 2026 H2S incident at a Maine pulp mill, then explores what the data really shows, and where AI actually fits into engineering work.

Episode 01 · Season 1

Hosts

Who’s Behind the Mic

John Perez Co-Host

John Perez, P.E.

Principal Engineer & Owner, Cognascents

Justin Daarud Co-Host

Justin Daarud

Director of Asset Integrity and Reliability, Cognascents

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