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.

• 1. Introduction to Safety CultureFaisal I. Khan, Paul R. Amyotte and Mohammad Zaid Kamil2. Fundamentals and Foundation Principles of a Resilient Safety CultureHans Pasman3. The Role of Safety Culture in Several CSB InvestigationsMark Fleming4. Safety Driven by Internal Values: Compliance to CommitmentMaryam Zahabi5. Safety TrainingAndrew Hopkins6. Incident Investigation and Learning LessonsFiona MacLeod7. Case Studies IIvana Slovackova, Barbora Martinikova, Petr Lepik, Lucie Kocurkova and Pavel Danihelka8. Case Studies IIAndrew Fowler9. Assessing Safety Culture ScoreKevin McSweeney10. Diagnosing Safety Culture Story Behind the ScoreChris Cloney11. Innovation in Enhancing Safety Culture: AI, Automation and DigitalizationTanjin Amin12. Ethics in AI-Driven Safety CultureRajeevan Arunthavnathan13. Integrating Global and Cultural Dimensions into Safety PracticesNancy J. Currie-Gregg14. The Role of Sustainability in Evolving Safety CultureMahmoud M. El-Halwagi