Jim Klein, CCPSC, Fellow-AIChE, Fellow-CCPS
Jim Klein is President of Process Safety Priorities LLC and a recognized expert in process safety with over 45 years of experience in chemical engineering and process safety. He is a Fellow of both AIChE and CCPS and co-author of the book Process Safety: Key Concepts and Practical Approaches.
Credentials
- AIChE Fellow
- CCPS Fellow
- CCPSC (CCPS Process Safety Professional)
- CPSA-retired (Certified Process Safety Auditor)
Experience
Jim brings deep practical knowledge from leadership roles in major organizations, serving as PSM Co-lead for North America Operations at DuPont and as a senior consultant at ABS Group. He has comprehensive experience in effective process safety programs, improving process safety and operational discipline performance, risk management, training, and auditing to help organizations prevent catastrophic incidents and injuries. He has been active in CCPS and conferences for many years.
Selected Publications & Contributions
- Co-author, Process Safety: Key Concepts and Practical Approaches, CRC Press
- Presented talks on process safety at multiple universities, including MIT, Stanford, and the University of Minnesota.
- CCPS Conference Chair and Co-Chair (2020-21), GCPS Session Chair (2009-2022), CCPS Technical Steering Committee (2019-2021)
- Contributor to many CCPS projects, including:
- Risk Based Process Safety
- Conduct of Operations and Operational Discipline
- Incidents That Define Process Safety
- Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs
- Practical Approach to Hazard Identification for Operations and Maintenance Workers
- Process Safety for Engineers: An Introduction, 2nd Edition (peer reviewer)
- Essential Practices for Developing, Strengthening and Implementing Process Safety Culture (peer reviewer)
- Over 75 technical paper and conference presentations, including:
- “Effectively Use Metrics as Part of Process Safety Feedback and Learning Systems to Monitor and Improve Performance,” Process Safety Progress
- “Audit Process Safety for Compliance and Performance,” CEP (with James R. Thompson)
- “Implement Effective Operational Discipline Programs to Improve Process Safety Performance – Parts 1 and 2,” Hydrocarbon Processing
- “Factors That Impact Safety Performance and How They Can Be Used to Achieve and Sustain Excellent Performance,” Professional Safety
- “The ChE as Sherlock Holmes: Investigating Process Incidents,” CEP
Education
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- M.S. Chemical Engineering, Drexel University
- M.S. Management of Technology, University of Minnesota