OPEX Webinar - HOP Integration: Tools you can Use for Operational Learning
2025-04-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, United States
This month’s safety webinar will consist of an overview of 8 tools for Operational Learning that have been developed by a diverse group of AFPM companies for use at sites. Tools to be covered include:

Proactive task reviews
Learning Teams
Start of work conversations
Context- performance shaping factors
Safety climate/culture assessments
Proactive human factor design reviews
Post-job reviews
Communication of lessons learned

Each tool comes with a basic explanation, its applications, common pitfalls, suggestions for improvement, and a variety of resources for further learning.
Presenters:

Wren Mills, Technology Advisor, Valero
Danny White, Manager, Process Safety and Risk Management, Citgo
Dawn Wurst, Safety & Health Director, Koch Company Services

OPEX Webinar - Navigating Safety: Updates to Facility Siting and PSSAP Protocols
2025-05-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, United States
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OPEX Webinar: Get the Right Tools to Walk the Line!
2025-06-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, United States
Empowering frontline workers with the right tools at the right time is important for operational success. AFPM’s Walk the Line (WTL) program is a practice sharing program designed to provide tools and resources to help operations understand the current operating state of the plant to help prevent loss of primary containment. The program is built on three foundational pillars:

Operating Culture

Operational Continuity through Operational Discipline

Operational Readiness

Each year, the WTL Workshop focuses on one of these key pillars. For 2025, the spotlight is on “Getting the Right Tools to the Right People”—ensuring that frontline teams have the resources, technology, and support needed to make informed decisions.
What to Expect in This Webinar:

Program Overview: Get an in-depth look at AFPM’s Walk the Line program and how to leverage the WTL Toolbox for your facility.

Leadership Insights: Hear from Lawrence Moreaux, an industry leader from LyondellBasell, on the role of WTL tools in supporting frontline workers and strengthening operational discipline.

Practical Resources: Explore key tools like the WTL self-assessment tool, the Return to Operations Checklist, and other resources designed to help frontline workers.

Exclusive Preview: Get a first look at the 2025 WTL Workshop topics, sessions, and key takeaways.

Date: June 12th, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET, 2025 | Virtual
Speaker: Lawrence Moreaux, Director, Digital Technology Business Interface, Manufacturing, LyondellBasell
Save the Date:
The 2025 Walk the Line Workshop will take place July 30th-31st, 2025, at the Westin Galleria, Houston, TX. Registration opens soon!
Additional WTL Resources:
Walk the Line Pre-Assessment
Return to Operations Checklist
Using Human Performance Principles to Improve Investigations
Walk the Line Toolbox Evaluation Tool
Explore more on AFPM’s Safety Portal
We look forward to your participation!

OPEX Webinar: Maximizing Natural Gas Liquid Fractionation Throughput with AI Deep Learning Process Control
2025-06-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, United States
The webinar will discuss the implementation of a deep learning-based optimization framework on a four-tower natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation system. In the NGL application, total front-end charge could be limited by flooding of any of the four towers in series. The interaction of feed effects with those of reflux and duty on the tower flooding and product qualities allowed us to demonstrate dynamic control on a nonlinear and highly coupled system with over 50 total variables. By sharing deployment insights and learned lessons, speakers will demonstrate how AI-based advance processed controls (APC) and real-time optimization solutions can add value above and beyond traditional APC methods.
Presenters
Rob Christenson, CEO, oPRO.ai
Tim Spinner, VP, Product Management and APC, oPRO.ai
Roberto Linares, VP, AI Solutions, oPRO.ai
Sriram Ramaganesan, Director, APC, Blending and Optimization, Phillips 66
Moderator
Atique Malik, CEO and Founder, AIControl LLC

OPEX Webinar: Together We Are Safer: Sharing the Success of the FCC Roadshow
2025-07-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, United States
Join us for an enlightening webinar where we delve into the transformative impact of bringing vital knowledge and practice-sharing directly to key FCC personnel through our regional workshops. The FCC Roadshow has been instrumental in ensuring that essential safety strategies reach those unable to attend conferences, fostering a culture of safety at the grassroots level. This session will offer an in-depth exploration of the FCC Process Safety Website, recently endorsed by the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) for its excellence in practice sharing. Discover how these initiatives are enhancing safety standards and learn how you can implement these strategies in your operations.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a movement that is redefining safety in the industry.
Presenters:
Yvette Fowler, Senior Program Specialist, Manufacturing, AFPM
Ziad Jawad, Director FCC Technology, Phillips 66
Moderator:
Alaina Szilak, Engineering Manager, Cenovus U.S. Corporation

OPEX Webinar: Train-the-Trainer Essentials: Empowering Effective Facilitation
2025-07-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, United States
This month, we’re thrilled to present a dynamic webinar that will revolutionize your approach to training at work! 🚀
Are you ready to energize your training sessions and elevate your impact? Join us for an engaging and interactive webinar packed with practical facilitation techniques that will transform the way you train. Discover how to build inclusive learning environments by integrating accessibility and accommodations, and master communication strategies that spark engagement and boost understanding.
Webinar Date: July 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm Eastern
Link to webinar registration
Presenters
Melissa Briggs, MS Ed., CSST, Manager of eLearning, HASC
David Cowger, Director – HSEQT, Total Safety
Supercharge Your Training Skills Ahead of the AFPM Training Forum!
This webinar is your perfect warm-up for the AFPM Training Forum, happening July 29–30—don’t miss this opportunity to sharpen your skills and connect with fellow training professionals.
To register and find out more about the AFPM Training Forum click here.

OPEX Webinar: Motiva’s Journey with Alarm Management
2025-07-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, United States
In 2001, Motiva developed an alarm management work process and its associated sub-processes, driven by insights gained from incidents in the oil and gas sector. By 2020, Motiva embraced a more standardized industry alarm philosophy, reflecting the advancements in alarm management over the past two decades.
Presenters
Troy Jones, Ensure Safe Production Team Lead, Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Tina Guillory, Operations, Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Jared Abshire, Operations, Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Moderator
Tim Olsen, Solution Consultant, Emerson Automation Solutions

OPEX Webinar: Walk the Job: Building a Safer Worksite Through Shared Understanding
2025-08-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, United States
Walk the Job is about making sure everyone, from permit writers to craftworkers, knows the plan, understands the risks, and agrees on how the work will be done safely. Many incidents happen because someone missed a step, didn’t ask a question, or assumed someone else had it covered.
During this webinar, attendees will learn more about the latest initiative from AFPM, with support from the Health and Safety Council, called Walk the Job. This presentation will walk through six steps for an effective joint job walkdown, share existing resources, company practices and hear insight into the future development of this initiative.
Presenters
Drew Ashcraft, Vice President of Health, Safety, Environmental, & Quality, Brock Group
David Folmar, Corporate Safety Manager, Starcon
Ben Way, Global Occupational Safety and Programs Manager
Moderator
Jasmine Beasley, Specialist, APS, AFPM

OPEX Webinar: Advanced Field Based Secondary Wastewater Treatment Diagnostics to Reduce Toxic Effects of Inlet Streams to Refinery Wastewater Hydrogen Production: The Role of Advanced Catalyst Solutions
2025-11-06 14:00 - 15:00

OPEX Webinar: What Really is a Level 1 Display?
2025-11-13 14:00 - 15:00

OPEX Webinar: Keys to Safe Torch Oil Operations
2025-11-18 14:00 - 15:00

OPEX Webinar: Controlled Welding for Turbine Repair: SAE 4130/4140 Shaft Restoration
2025-12-11 14:00 - 15:00
