THE DIERS USERS GROUP - STATUS AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES

One hundred nine companies have formed the DIERS Users Group, a Design Institute of the AIChE, to cooperatively assimilate, implement, maint ain and upgrade the DIERS methodology. The purpose of the group is to reduce the frequency, severity and consequences of pressure producing accidents and develop new techniques which will improve the design of emergency relief systems. Membership in the DIERS Users Group offers a ccess to refinements of the DIERS technology, participation in develop ment of additional technology, and an opportunity to share learning ex periences. Membership is open to industrial or engineering organizatio ns interested in the design, use or manufacture of emergency relief de vices and systems. Semiannual three-day technical meetings are held at various locations and feature technology presentations by member comp any representatives and invited speakers and discussion of the results of computational example problems and experimental round robins. Ther e are no fees for participation.