Industrial Incidents
Learning from industrial incidents to improve future engineering
Why We Study Industrial Incidents
Industrial incidents provide some of the most valuable opportunities for improving engineering practice.
At Total Plant®, we believe that understanding why failures occur is essential for improving safety, reliability, production efficiency, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset performance.
Rather than viewing incidents simply as accidents, we consider them opportunities to strengthen engineering methodologies, improve engineering judgement, and prevent similar failures from recurring.
Our Knowledge Database
Our engineering activities are supported by a knowledge base containing more than 1,000 industrial incidents and accident investigations collected from internationally recognised sources, including:
- U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
- French Bureau of Industrial Risks
- Norwegian Safety Authorities
- Dutch Safety Board
- CCPS publications
- Trevor Kletz's What Went Wrong?
- Other recognised engineering references
These case studies provide valuable technical knowledge covering process safety, reliability engineering, functional safety, human factors, engineering design, operational practices, and organisational learning.
Applying Engineering Knowledge
The knowledge obtained from industrial incidents is applied throughout our engineering activities, including:
- Safety & Risk Engineering
- Reliability Engineering
- Process Safety Management
- Functional Safety
- HAZOP Studies
- LOPA
- SIL Assessments
- Bow Tie Analysis
- RAM Studies
- Engineering Consulting
- Technical Publications
- Professional Training
Our objective is not only to understand why failures occurred, but to apply those lessons proactively to improve future engineering projects and industrial operations.
Continuous Improvement
Continuous learning is one of the foundations of the Total Plant® Philosophy.
By combining practical engineering experience with lessons obtained from previous industrial incidents, recognised engineering standards, and evidence-based methodologies, we help organisations develop safer, more reliable, and more efficient industrial facilities throughout the complete plant lifecycle.
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