SPED hardhat stickers have arrived and are being mailed to local chapters.

The October 2019 SPED request for membership votes on bylaw revisions contained comment fields for members to complete if desired. Below are the comments received and accompanying SPED replies. This page will be updated over the next weeks in cases where a response is not immediately available.

Thank you all for your contributions.

Please see attached screencaps indicating the results of the membership vote and comments regarding the 2019 SPED Bylaw revisions.

Behrouz Beheshti of the SPED Chapter in Australia has completed his Ph.D thesis entitled "Plant Information Modelling Using Artificial Intelligence for Process Hazard and Risk Analysis Study". It is available for download at https://espace.curtin.edu.au/handle/20.500.11937/75673

The document is a 143 page PDF file.

Well done, Behrouz!

SPED has not had any increases in the past 11 years. Reflecting on improvements in the courses and increased costs our new pricing will come into effect on November 07, 2019.

All current quotations will be honored until this date, provided payment is received.

PBC & PPL courses will go up to $9000.00 for the purchase of both courses.

Please see SPED_PBC_and_PPL_course_price_increase-November_07_2019.pdf for current price list.

Albert C. Worth

APRIL 12, 1947 ~ JUNE 15, 2019 (AGE 72)

For those who do not already know, Al Worth passed away. Al was a long time SPED member, PPD Level IV Piper and former SPED Director. On the board, Al was particularly interested in the continuing development of the Professional Piping Design (PPD) certification program. Al was instrumental in developing SPED’s RP-001, Recommended Practice for Assessing Piping Designer Baseline Skills and Competencies. He was one of the founding members of SPED’s PPD Advisory Committee (PPDAC).

Al will be sorely missed,

Bill Beazley

William G Beazley, PhD, PE

Executive Director