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Programme_Plant AIM Summit 2023_V06 (Final)

Opening Address Guest of Honor, Mr. Christoph Hallier, Deputy Ambassador of Germany to Singapore) | Dr Tim Philippi, Executive Director, SGC | TÜV Rheinland Singapore | Chen Zhenkang

Traditionally, the operational safety of chemical processes has been addressed through process design considerations and through a hierarchical, independent design of control and safety systems. However, the consistent accidents throughout... Read More

Throughout the global chemicals industry, the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) plays an essential role in managing key risk scenarios, it could serve as either preventative or mitigated independent layer of... Read More

The term Asset* refers to a process/facility involved in the use, storage, manufacturing, handling or transport of chemicals.  It also refers to the equipment, such as vessels, piping systems, controls,... Read More

The best practices to implement Risk-Based Process Safety in refineries will highlight TÜV Rheinland’s successful experiences in Asset Integrity Management services, introduce the TRIBAS Pro intelligence platform developed based on... Read More

Designers and operators are carrying out reliability studies essentially to optimize project profitability as a function of income and expense factors such as capital expenditures, operating expenditures, production rate, the... Read More

In today’s industrial landscape, the reliability and accuracy of field instrumentation are the linchpin of operational excellence. This presentation offers an in-depth exploration of best practices for field instrumentation maintenance... Read More

HAZOP & SIL assessments are based on various assumptions to build scenarios; assumptions on human error rates, safe guards availability, reliability (e.g. fast enough), and survivability (e.g. fire safe), assumptions... Read More

Periodic proof testing (PT) is critical in providing adequate assurances that the Safety Instrument Functions (SIFs) provide the required risk reduction on demand from a hazardous scenario. The purpose of... Read More

Jin Xin will focus on the introducing history accidents in China, Chinese regulation, Government policies and supervision work, fundamentals of dust explosion and counter measures that TUV Rheinland recommends.

The assessment framework for safety, health, and environment (SHE) management systems and culture is very much required in today’s corporate climate, because of the multiple global challenges, disruption and distraction... Read More

The Total Workplace Safety and Health (Total WSH) approach encompasses safety, occupational health, and personal health, including both physical and mental well-being.

Opening Address 4 by SMF | Opening Address 5 by HIMA

Hydrogen Certification: Different Colors, Different Challenges & Opportunities

This presentation explores the principles of making risk-based decisions with the objective of reducing risks to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). It delves into the questions of when individual... Read More

As process plants come towards the end of their design life an asset life assessment is vital to identify the investment required to maintain asset integrity, uptime and sustain present... Read More

In a progressively intricate industrial milieu, ensuring the integrity, dependability, and security of process plants is pivotal for sustainable operations, environmental conservation, and stakeholder welfare. This extensive executive summary presents... Read More

TUV Rheinland will present a case study for transforming Asset Integrity Management (AIM) on large scale Refining and Petrochemical facilities.  Partnering with an operator, TUV Rheinland led a project to... Read More

Sustainable & Resilient Manufacturing In Practice: Examples and Use Cases

In the era of Industry 4.0, the convergence of digital technologies, automation, and data-driven insights has ushered in a new era of industrial innovation. While these advancements promise unprecedented efficiency... Read More

This paper outlines the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning (DL) algorithms in real-time RT image interpretation of welding anomalies and duplication detection, specifically focusing on weld joints... Read More

In the recent decade, digitalization has made significant progress and rapidly impacting the role of chemical engineers in the process industry. The chemical engineering discipline is no stranger to digital... Read More

Piping system takes an important place in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), as well as operation and maintenance (O&M) with many industries including petrochemical business. To leverage Building Information... Read More

Decarbonisation via a hydrogen economy has shown great promise, especially given the rapid decline in cost of green hydrogen over the past decade as well as its application in the... Read More

Implications of OSHA (Amendment) 2022 and Readiness for PETRONAS in Contractor HSE Management

Mechanical Integrity Consideration in Chemical Plants