Trish Kerin

Trish Kerin
OccupationDirector
EmployerIChemE Safety Centre (ISC)
Known forProcess Safety
Websitehttps://leadlikekerin.com/

Trish Kerin is an Australian safety expert, engineer, director of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE),[1] science communicator, and one of the Science Technology Australia, Superstars of STEM 2023-2024 cohort.[2]

Education

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Kerin graduated with honours in mechanical engineering at RMIT in 1994.[3] Following graduation, Kerin worked for several years in project management, operational and safety roles for the gas, chemical and oil industries.[4]

Career

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Kerin has been a board member of the Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority. She is a Chartered Engineer, registered Professional Process Safety Engineer, as well as a Fellow of IChemE, Engineers Australia and a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Kerin also holds a diploma in OHS, as well as a Master of Leadership and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Kerin is the director of the IChemE Safety Centre, and leads a team that helps organisations share and learn about process safety. Kerin uses her engineering experience and leadership to help organisations improve process safety outcomes.[4]

Kerin's work involves safety and risk minimisation in the workplace. She commented, in The Chemical Engineer publication,

“People have a right to stay safe, no matter where they are. As chemical engineers address our global challenges and pivot our technologies to deliver a low-carbon future, all those engaged in process safety will be a crucial component in minimising the risk of operating in new fields.”[5]

Publications

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Kerin is the author of two books, "The Platypus Philosophy", on how to identify and manage weak signals, in safety processing.[6] The second book is "Lets talk about your leadership", learning through the art of storytelling.[7]

Select peer-reviewed publications include:

Kerin, T. (2016) The evolution of process safety standards and legislation following landmark events—what have we learnt? Process Safety Progress 35 (2), 165–170–17.[8]

Kerin, T. (2018) Accounting for hindsight bias: improving learning through interactive case studies. Loss Prevention Bulletin. 264: 17.[9]

Kerin, T. (2020) Taming the wild river rapids: How process safety can apply outside the process industries. Process safety progress 39 (1), e12088.[10]

Scholia has a profile for Trish Kerin (Q115613068).

Media

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Kerin was interviewed for Occham's Razor, on the ABC, about chemical safety and improving safety processes, with Tegan Taylor. They discussed how "everyone has a right to be safe at work", and Kerin shared a creative way to encourage spotting warning signs early, saving mistakes ahead of time.[11]

Kerin also hosts a podcast with Endeavour Business Media's Chemical Processing Magazine called "Process Safety with Trish and Traci", as well as regular column called "Stay Safe".[12]

Awards

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  • 2023-2024 – Science Technology Australia, Superstars of STEM.[13]
  • 2022 – ASBPE Bronze Award.[14]
  • 2022 – Leader of the Year award from Women in Safety in 2022.[15]
  • 2018 – Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Centre Trevor Kletz Merit award.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Safety Centre Director presented with Trevor Kletz Merit Award - IChemE". www.icheme.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  2. ^ IChemE. "IChemE names safety prize in Sam Mannan's honour". www.thechemicalengineer.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. ^ "ORCID".
  4. ^ a b "Webinar: Process Safety – Beyond the Safety Case - IChemE". www.icheme.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  5. ^ IChemE. "Aurecon follows in the footsteps of AstraZeneca and Shell to become 100th member of the IChemE Safety Centre". www.thechemicalengineer.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  6. ^ Kerin, Trish (2023-02-15). The Platypus Philosophy: How to identify and manage weak signals. Louise Kerin. Independently published. ISBN 979-8-3774-9578-9.
  7. ^ Kerin, Trish (2020-03-03). Let's talk about your leadership: Learning through the art of storytelling. Louise Kerin. Independently published. ISBN 979-8-6204-8353-2.
  8. ^ Kerin, Trish (2016). "The evolution of process safety standards and legislation following landmark events-what have we learnt?". Process Safety Progress. 35 (2): 165–170. doi:10.1002/prs.11762.
  9. ^ Kerin, Trish (2018-12-01). "Accounting for hindsight bias: improving learning through interactive case studies. | Loss Prevention Bulletin | EBSCOhost". openurl.ebsco.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  10. ^ Kerin, Trish (2020). "Taming the wild river rapids: How process safety can apply outside the process industries". Process Safety Progress. 39 (1). doi:10.1002/prs.12088. ISSN 1066-8527.
  11. ^ "Safety, science and a platypus". ABC listen. 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  12. ^ "Process Safety With Trish & Traci". Chemical Processing. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  13. ^ "Meet the Superstars of STEM". Science and Technology Australia. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  14. ^ columnist, Trish Kerin, Stay Safe (2022-10-11). "Take The Right Steps With Hazard Assessments". Chemical Processing. Retrieved 2024-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Kerin awards".
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