Butadiene Plant Principle

The most dangerous condition in a butadiene (BD) plant is not during trips or alarms.

It is when the plant looks stable.

Stable trends, normal pressures, and “nothing unusual” often create false confidence — while early abnormal patterns are already developing.

This video explains why traditional operator certification — focused on SOP knowledge and alarm response — is not enough for BD operations.

In BD plants, safety depends on:
• Pattern recognition
• Conservative early decisions
• Judgment during silent abnormalities

A certified BD operator is not someone who remembers procedures —
but someone you would trust when no alarm is active yet.

Stability does not equal safety.