Hazards 32
18–20 October 2022, Harrogate, UK
The Institution of Chemical Engineers’ (IChemE) annual Hazards conference returns in person this year, taking place in Harrogate, UK on 18–20 October.
Hazards 32 will help to advance the understanding of and application of managing major hazards and provide valuable networking opportunities. This industry-focused event is aimed at anyone who is active in process safety and hazard management for chemical process facilities or other facilities dealing with hazardous materials, at all levels and in all sectors.
What to expect from Hazards 32
The programme features over 80 technical presentations from industry practitioners, researchers and regulators covering a wide range of topics in the functional areas that are key to managing and reducing process safety risk effectively. Presentations will share examples of good practice, new approaches and valuable lessons learned in process safety and hazard management that attendees can transfer to their own operations, as well as exploring the emerging challenges and major hazard implications of new technologies and applications. There will also be a workshop on bowties delivered by Gold Sponsor, Wolters Kluwer.
Facilitated discussion time has been built into the programme to encourage attendees to share experiences and learn from each other, whilst helping to identify the common issues facing industry practitioners. There will also be a panel discussion where attendees can share their thoughts on meeting the major process safety challenges in industry.
Speaker line-up
The programme includes contributions from key international players in the process industries including Atkins, DEKRA, INEOS, Sellafield Ltd, Shell, the Health and Safety Executive, Wood and many, many more.
The technical presentations will be complemented by an impressive line-up of plenary speakers. Dame Judith Hackitt will speak on the challenges of learning lessons in the industry and the importance of ethics in engineering during a lecture created to honour the memory of process safety pioneer, Trevor Kletz. Joining Hackitt are various leaders within the major hazards industry. Jane Lassey, Director of the Health and Safety Executive’s Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division, and Michelle Roberson, General Manager, Process Safety at Shell, US will explore the emerging challenges in hazard management; Lassey from a regulatory perspective, and Roberson from the viewpoint of the operator making the energy transition. The Tank Storage Association’s Executive Director, Peter Davidson, will present on the role of leadership in managing major hazards. Jasper Clark, Risk Engineering Hub Leader at Marsh Energy & Power, will share insights from an insurance industry perspective on turning good practice into common practice. And the Chemical Industry Association’s Chief Executive, Steve Elliott, will present on the importance of cross-sector learning.
Trade exhibition and industry support
A trade exhibition will run alongside the conference, showcasing products and services to support the major hazards community. Several leading companies in the industry are sponsoring Hazards 32 including Wolters Kluwer, BakerRisk, ESR Technology, MES and ABS Group. There are more packages available to suit all budgets, and companies interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at Hazards 32 can learn about the opportunities that are available on the event website.
Networking opportunities
Hazards was last held in-person in May 2019. Virtual conferences have continued to facilitate knowledge-transfer and learning since, but they couldn’t replicate the valuable networking opportunities available at an in-person event. This year’s in-person event offers the chance for the major hazards community to rebuild networks and make new contacts, with plenty of social and networking time built into the programme.
To view the Hazards 32 programme and register to attend on 18–20 October, visit www.icheme.org/hazards32
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