Mission
Promote and enhance loss prevention measures through
cost effective utilization of science and modern technologies.
Areas of Expertise
- Vapor / gas / dust / mist explosions
- Combustible dust hazards
- Gas / vapor / dust flammability and explosibility
- Industrial fire and explosion protection
- Process safety
- Industrial hazard evaluation
- Fire/explosion protection system products and applications development
- Incident investigation and reconstruction
- Litigation support
- Hazard communication
Services
- Hazard evaluation and consulting on fire and
explosion safety of processes or occupancies
- Compliance auditing
- Expert witness
- Safety training
- Development of protection schemes against explosion
/ fire challenges not explicitly addressed by the standards
- Fire / explosion protection products and
applications development
- Independent review of protection equipment
purchases
- Litigation Support / Product Liability Examination
/ Expert Witness
- Accident investigation and reconstruction (Forensic
Services)
- Compliance reviews / reports for Authorities having
Jurisdiction
- Fire and Explosion Research
- Testing
- Training
Industries
- Chemical and Petrochemical
- Pharmaceutical
- Wood products
- Food products
- Aerosols
- Coal handling
- Hydrogen generator / fuel cell
- Aerospace (fuel) safety
- Insurance
- Legal
Contact: Dr. Erdem A. Ural
Telephone: (781) 818-4114
810 Washington Street
Stoughton, Massachusetts 02072 USA
Request recent
LPSTI Papers:
- Pre-print of
"Towards a Global Standard for Flammability Determination" at the 2008 Loss
Prevention Symposium
- Pre-print of
"Dust Explosion Venting through Ducts" at the 2005 Loss Prevention Symposium
(BEST PAPER AWARD).
- Pre-print of
paper "Flammability of Fire Suppression Agents and Refrigerants" (See Process
Safety Progress, Volume 22, No. 1, March 2003 for the final version.)
- Presentation of
"Airplane Fuel Tank Explosions" at the 2003 Loss Prevention Symposium
(BEST PAPER AWARD).
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