Amplify Your Process Safety
Episode 74 - The Challenges of Engineering in a High Hazard Plant with Guest Doug McMahon
14 Apr 2023
In this episode, Rob is joined by guest Doug McMahon, who is a chemical engineer with 15 years of experience in the industry. Doug is currently the process technology manager at a site that produces organic peroxides, so he knows firsthand about the challenges of engineering in a high hazard plant. Today, Rob and Doug cover five of these challenges - which include choosing the right thing to do, making the right choices for how you will do it, managing details throughout the entire process, dealing with folks finding problems with your solution, and dealing with unintended consequences. Listeners from any type of site are sure to find value in this episode, so be sure to tune in. We apologize in advance for a couple, brief, low-quality audio spots in this episode, but want you to know that this episode is full of content you don't want to miss!
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