IRESC organized a one day seminar on 26th August 2016 in Chennai, India on “Recent Trends in Process Safety and Risk Assessment” for the Oil & Gas, Refinery and Chemical Industry. The seminar covered various topics including Fire and Explosion, Functional Safety, Risk Mitigation and Process Safety Management, presented by a specialist group from IRESC. We would like to thank Operators/Owners, Engineering Consultants/ Contractors, Regulators, Emergency Responders, and Industry bodies for their active participation.