Hazards: Concurrent Session 1B - Historical Lessons & Legacy Risks
Tracks
Track 5
Monday, September 29, 2025 |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Speaker
Ewan Stewart
Senior Process Engineer
Kent Plc
Remembering the Umm Said NGL Plant Destruction 50 Years On
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ewan Stewart is a Process Engineer with Kent Plc, where he is supporting a major refinery upgrade. His experience spans the many stages of process design and operations, having supported clients in the oil and gas, petrochemical and municipal water sectors. He has authored technical content for the Loss Prevention Bulletin which has also presented case study webinars for the IChemE Safety Centre. He applies a strong safety focus across his work and is a firm believer in storytelling as a means of getting the safety message across. Ewan is the current chair of the IChemE Australia board.
Alice Stembridge
Senior Safety & Risk Engineer
Worley
Remembering Yesterdays Lessons to Shape Tomorrows Industry
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Alice is a chartered chemical engineer and experienced safety and risk engineer with diverse expertise in subsurface, process, and operations across the New Zealand and Australian energy sectors. She is highly skilled in assessing and quantifying risks and her passion for process safety is demonstrated through her commitment to improving individuals’ and organisations’ understanding of process safety, and safety in design.
Mr Richard Pocock
Principal Consultant Safety Risk
WorleyPty Ltd
Occupied building risks 20 years on from Texas City
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Richard has over 39 years’ experience working across multiple industries in many countries in the safety and risk area. He is a Principal Consultant for Worley, providing safety and risk consulting services to major energy infrastructure projects. His in-depth knowledge of flammable and toxic hazards, the associated consequences and industry best practice safeguards help reduce risks to ALARP or SFAIRP. Richard is an experienced workshop facilitator for HAZID, ENVID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, CHAZOP, SAFOP, SMS, layout and PHA leadership.
