Professor Mike Considine

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BSc, PhD, FIChemE, CEng

Professor of Process Safety and Loss Prevention

Email: m.considine@sheffield.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)114 222 7573
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 7501

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

            Research Interests:
            Major Hazard Management
Process Safety

            

Professional Activities:

• Member of the I Chem E Safety and Loss Prevention Subject Group and chairman from 1998-2012.
• Secretary of the European Federation of Chemical Engineers Loss Prevention Working Party since 1998.
• Trustee of the Hazards Forum 2005-2011 and appointed life member in 2011.
• Past member of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Substances.
• Participated in numerous industry and governmental working groups including:
   - CCPS – Risk Tolerability Working Group
   - CONCAWE – Chaired Land Use Planning Working Group
   - Global Benchmarking Group – Lessons Learned Working Group
   - ACDS – Risks Associated with the Transport of Dangerous Goods
   - HSE - WG on applicability of Pipeline Safety Regulations to gasoline pipelines
   - LPGas Association – Major Hazards Working Group
• Member of the Scientific Committee for the last five European Loss Prevention Symposia, responsible for selection and review of conference papers. Chaired the organising committee for the Edinburgh 2007 Loss Prevention Symposium.
• Author of numerous papers and presenter at international events on Major Hazard management.
• Winner of a number of awards including
   - Two BP Chairman’s Awards in 1996 for studies relating to risk management of shipping operations in the US and LPG distribution operations
   - I Chem E Junior Moulton Medal in 1982 for best paper published by the Institution
   - I Chem E Franklin Medal in 2007 for “outstanding contribution to process safety over a number of years”
   - I Chem E Arnold Green medal in 2011 for “the most meritorious long-term contribution to the progress of I Chem E”

Key Skills & Experience:

World recognised expert in process safety and loss prevention, with more than 30 years experience in this area. Organiser and presenter at numerous seminars & conferences, recipient of a number of professional awards.
Well connected within the process safety and loss prevention community; linkages with academia, industry and regulators via professional institutions & industry bodies. International experience of leading and working with professional and industry bodies. Experience of developing and working with internal networks within large global organisations.
Regular contact & opportunities to work with academics from education institutions across Europe via the EFCE Loss Prevention Working Party.
Extensive experience of the development and delivery of process safety training courses around the world. Accredited by National Skills Academy as course director for delivering process safety to senior executives and members of the board.
Broad international experience, covering most parts of the world and working with professional engineers from many different backgrounds and cultures.
Experience of working in the chemical, nuclear, regulatory, insurance and oil and gas sectors.
Former head of a corporate team in a major oil company responsible for setting major hazards policy.
Broad knowledge of the organisational and operational aspects of major companies and experience of dealing with people at all levels up to CEO. Current advisor on process safety to the SHE board sub committee of National Grid.

            Publications:
            Health and Safety Executive, Canvey. A second report: A review of potential hazards from operations in the Canvey Island / Thurrock area three years after publication of the Canvey Report. HMSO, London, 1981 (co author).
Considine, M., Grint, G.C. and Holden, P.L. Bulk storage of LPG – factors affecting off-site risk. IChemE Symposium Series No. 71, 291-320., 1982.
Considine, M. A hazard assessment of the Morecambe Bay gas pipeline and coastal reception terminal. Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion 4, vol 1, p 23, 1983.
Considine, M. and Grint, GC. Rapid Assessment of the Consequences of LPG Releases. Gastech 84, p187, 1983.
Considine, M. Thermal Radiation Hazard Ranges from Large Hydrocarbon Pool Fires. UKAEA Report No. SRD R297, 1984
Considine, M. The assessment of individual and societal risks. SRD Report R-310, 1984
Considine, M. Risk Assessment of the transportation of hazardous substances through road tunnels, state of the art report. Transportation Safety Board, Nat Res Coun., Washington, DC, 1986.
Considine, M. and Glynn, KG. A Risk-cased approach to hazardous area classification. published by the Institute of Petroleum, 1998.
Considine, M., Courtheyn, J., Decleer, J., Fontaine, M., Kaitale, T., Mauger, P., Santos, R., Martin, D.E. The Seveso 2 directive and the oil industry, Report Prepared by the CONCAWE Safety Management Group’s Special Task Force on the Seveso 2 Directive (S/STF-8). Concawe 1998 (Chair of Task Force).
Considine, M. Demonstration in COMAH Safety Reports. 26th FABIG Technical Meeting, April 2002.
Considine, M. and Glynn, KG. The use of return periods as a basis for design against external loads. Hazards XIX, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, p635, 2006.
An independent review of HSE methodology for assessing societal risk. Prepared by the Institution of Chemical Engineers for the Interdepartmental Task Group on Societal Risk January 2006, HMSO, 2009 (co author).
Considine, M. & Hall, SM. The major accident risk (MAR) process - developing the profile of major accident risk for a large multi national oil company. Process Safety and Environmental Protection Volume 87, Issue 1, Pages 59–63, January 2009.
Considine, M., Fargie, D. & Cooke, W. Enhancing Offshore Safety: A Description of the Offshore Major Accident Risk (OMAR) Model. Global Congress on Process Safety, San Antonio, 2010.

            