Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center

The Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) was established in 1995 in memory of Mary Kay O’Connor, an operations superintendent killed in an explosion in 1989. The Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center’s mission is to promote the importance  of “Making Safety Second Nature” by leading the integration of process safety through Research, Service, Training and Education.

For over 25 years, the Center has strived to develop, enhance and disseminate knowledge regarding the application of engineering principles for prevention, mitigation and response strategies against incidents in the chemical process, oil and gas, and pharmaceutical industries.

Incidents

MKOPSC conducted extensive research into historical Process Safety Incidents which are listed below:

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