Process Safety Case Studies
Real-world incidents analyzed through the lens of practical process safety principles. Each case study highlights key failures, connects them to core PSM elements, and provides actionable lessons to help prevent similar events.
Note: Downloadable PowerPoint/PDF charts are provided with each case study for easy use in safety meetings, process safety team discussions, toolbox talks, and training sessions.
- Formosa Plastics Explosion (2004) – Lessons in Operational Discipline
An example of how organizational and personal operational discipline contributed to a catastrophic vinyl chloride release and explosion that killed five workers.
This page is in development. Additional case studies will be added regularly, covering topics related to effective process safety programs.