HOUSTON, Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell
(NYSE: LYB), one of world's the largest plastics, chemicals and
refining companies, has teamed up with the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers (AIChE) to teach college professors from around
the world about process safety so they can in turn better prepare
their students for entering the chemical industry.
Last year, LyondellBasell donated $750,000 to the AIChE Foundation to support the
organization's Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative, a
multi-pronged initiative that will define how the next generation
of chemical engineers are prepared to enter the workforce. The
initiative is a global effort and core priority of the AIChE
Foundation's Doing a World of Good campaign, which focuses on
bringing chemical engineering expertise to bear for the good of
society. LyondellBasell is part of the campaign's Founders' Circle
and has made a major commitment to the process safety learning
initiative.
As part of its sponsorship LyondellBasell hosted an industry-led
faculty workshop at its Houston Engineering Center from
January 9 to 11, to provide chemical
engineering professors the tools and information they need to
incorporate safety training into their curriculum to ensure their
students graduate with a working knowledge of chemical process
safety.
Dan Coombs, LyondellBasell's
executive vice president of Global Manufacturing, Projects,
Refining and Technology and member of the AIChE Foundation Board of
Trustees Corporate Council, reflected on the benefits of the
initiative stating, "At LyondellBasell, we work every day to be the
best operated company in the industry and that requires an
unwavering commitment to safety. The AIChE Foundation's
Undergraduate Process Safety Learning Initiative provides the
opportunity for our safety experts to actively engage in better
preparing faculty members and developing curriculum that will give
the next generation of chemical engineers a foundation of
excellence in process safety."
More than 30 engineering professors from 16 colleges and
universities, including seven Middle Eastern universities, attended
the workshop to learn how process safety is put into industrial
practice and the importance of process safety to the design and
operation of chemical and refining plants. LyondellBasell safety
experts led the workshop and reviewed safety best practices and
industry case studies with the faculty members. Additionally,
visiting professors toured LyondellBasell manufacturing sites to
see how process safety solutions are implemented in real life so
that these practices can be shared in the classroom.
On behalf of AIChE, Executive Director June Wispelwey expressed her appreciation to
LyondellBasell for its generosity and commitment to promoting
process safety within the chemical engineering industry. "AIChE and
our Center for Chemical Process Safety are grateful for
LyondellBasell's demonstration of commitment and stewardship, as we
work together to promote the safety of the chemical enterprise and
expand the knowledge base of practitioners around the world."
Some of the topics covered in the workshop included loss
prevention strategy, hazard identification methods and risk
assessment, dispersion and consequence modeling, inherently safe
design, and evaluating the availability of safeguards.
About LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one
of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the
world. Driven by its 13,000 employees around the globe,
LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to
advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety
through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity
of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, and
improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the
cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell sells products into
approximately 100 countries and is the world's largest licensor of
polyolefin and polypropylene technologies. More information about
LyondellBasell can be found at www.lyondellbasell.com.
About AIChE
AIChE is a professional society of more
than 53,000 chemical engineers in 110 countries. Its members work
in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge
of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the
benefit of society. Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to
be a focal point for information exchange on the frontier of
chemical engineering research in such areas as nanotechnology,
sustainability, hydrogen fuels, biological and environmental
engineering, and chemical plant safety and security. More
information about AIChE is available at www.aiche.org.
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