FEATURED AUTHOR
Bruce K. Vaughen
Our book on effectively managing the risks of hazardous materials and energies - also known as chemical process safety - has been developed over the last decade through our global interactions and experiences in engineering, research, management, consulting, and instruction. Per Isaac Newton: “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
Subjects: Engineering - Chemical
Biography
Bruce has more than two and a half decades of process safety experience, including engineering, research, consulting, and teaching experiences in DuPont, DuPont Teijin Films, Cabot, and BakerRisk, and as a visiting assistant professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.In addition to this CRCPress book on process safety, he was the principal author for two AIChE Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) Guidelines:
1) CCPS Guidelines for Integrating Management Systems and Metrics to Improve Process Safety Performance (Wiley, 2016)
2) CCPS Guidelines for Siting and Layout of Facilities, Second Edition (Wiley, expected Fall 2017)
Education
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Ph.D. ChemE, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 1989
M.S. ChemE, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 1986
B.S. ChemE, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1984
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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His roles have included leading global Process Safety Management (PSM) efforts, updating and developing corporate PSM standards, process safety consulting, and developing PSM training and workshops.