Paul Feltoe

Paul is a managing director with over 25 years of global experience in the Refining, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Dairy and Mineral Processing Industries. Paul is an experienced process safety facilitator, trainer, auditor, and management consultant in the area of process safety. He is a fellow of ICHEME, and a professional process safety engineer.

VOSL Challenges in Australia and New Zealand

October 22, 2025

What Is the Value of a Statistical Life (VOSL)? Value of a Statistical Life (VOSL) is a way to express the social cost of a fatality so safety..

Auditing Permit to Work Systems: Key Findings and Practical Insights

November 17, 2023

What a Permit to Work System Audit Is Permit systems are an important part of work control at operating facilities where equipment is handed over..

Preparing for Safety Case Resubmission: A Practical Guide

January 13, 2023

Why Safety Case Resubmission Matters The main objective of a safety case regime is for a facility to demonstrate (to a regulator) that appropriate..

How to Build and Execute a PSM Competence Program

June 28, 2022

Why a PSM Competence Program Is Important An effective Process Safety Management (PSM) program requires specific attention to the competence of its..

A Process Safety Approach to Bulk Liquid Transfer at Ports

March 22, 2022

Bulk Liquid Terminals (BLTs) located at shipping Ports have the primary function of facilitating the transfer of fuels, chemicals, feedstocks and..

The Rise of Online and E-Learning for Process Safety Training

March 22, 2022

Why Online and E-Learning Are Gaining Ground in Process Safety Training When looking to upskill or enhance our knowledge, the more traditional type..

Common Bowtie Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

January 13, 2022

Why Many Bowties Fail to Deliver Real Risk Reduction Bowties provide a graphical representation of an incident pathway connecting the causes of..

Critical Risk Due Diligence for Directors and Executives

October 18, 2021

Are incidents evidence that due diligence is lacking in Hazardous Facility management? For more serious incidents or near misses, a root cause..

Isolation Control in High-Risk Operations

June 16, 2021

Why Robust Isolation Control Is Critical in High-Risk Operations An isolation procedure is at the core of any permit to work system, requiring..

Why do we need to audit our Safety Management Systems?

February 18, 2021

Why Auditing Your Safety Management System Is Essential Managing risk in an operating facility requires effective systems across the organisation AND..