Qatar industry will benefit from safety research, expert says
Published Jan 28, 2010Lessons learned from past safety incidents are informing important research on chemical process safety that benefits the energy industry in Qatar and throughout the world, said Dr. Sam Mannan this week during his talk for the Texas A&M at Qatar distinguished lecture series.
"Safety incidents have occurred all over the world," said Mannan, Regents Professor, holder of the T. Michael O’Connor Chair I and director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M University. “From these past events, we can reduce such incidents by integrating research results into our teaching and training programs." Mannan's lecture, "Lessons Learned from Past Incidents Shed Light on Present Day Needs and Challenges in Process Safety," focused on why science, education and research for process safety are important, providing the framework in which industry, government, academia and other stakeholders can work together to reduce the probability of occurrence and the consequences of NGL incidents.