Starting next Friday, we'll review a US Chemical Safety Board incident reconstruction together and look at it from a functional safety point of view. For each incident we'll work through: ➡️ What the hazard was and what should have prevented it ➡️ Where the SIS, alarms or other safeguards failed ➡️ Where in the safety lifecycle the failure started ➡️ Whether it could happen on your project After each session I'll post a short summary of the lessons from experience, so we build up a library over time. First session: 📅 Friday 2nd October ⏰ 10:00 UK 📍 Link in the calendar Comment below if you're wanting to attend. I’ll put a link to the case beforehand

I’ve always been interested in the management side of functional safety rather than the calculations. If you’re currently managing functional safety on a project, what is the one thing that causes you the most frustration? Don’t give me the textbook answer — tell me what actually annoys you. What do you find yourself repeatedly chasing, checking, updating or worrying about? I’m looking at ways we could make the management of functional safety significantly easier, so I’d really value some real-world examples from the group. Even if it seems like a small problem, put it below. 👇

Quick one for Premium members. I've just published a lesson called "Nuclear Runs on a Safety Case" as part of the Get into Nuclear Foundations unit — it's included free with your Premium membership, no VIP upgrade needed. It's the piece that explains why nuclear safety works on argued cases rather than checklist compliance, which is a key concept to grasp when coming into the industry. I want to make sure it's actually landing before I finalise the full course, so if wouldnt mind, go through it and tell me: Did the "argument vs. compliance" distinction make sense, or did you have to reread it? Was there a point where you thought "wait, what?" Anything you'd want explained differently to make it click faster? Drop it in the comments here, or reply directly on the lesson. Genuinely want the rough edges

I'll hold my hands up: I've been quiet in here for longer than I would have liked. Project work took over, and the community hasn't had the attention it deserves. That's changing from this week. Here's what's coming: - Decision Review Live is back — Friday 17th July, 6pm. Bring a real grey-area decision from a live project and we'll work through it together. - A new cohort of the nuclear programme opens in September — more on that shortly. - Q&A is coming back, running bi-weekly. - New SILVerify features are in development and will be live soon. - More case studies and guides on the way. Got a question sitting in your drafts? Post it, and let the community do its thing.

Quick update — I’m feeling a bit under the weather this week, so I’m going to reschedule our deep dive review session to make sure I can give it the energy and focus it deserves. I’ll post the new date and time once I’m back on my feet — aiming for Friday if all goes well. In the meantime, if there’s a specific topic or question you’d like me to cover in that session, drop it in the comments below so I can build it into the updated plan. Appreciate your understanding, and I’ll catch you all very soon. – Richard