An Engineer's View of Human Error
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: July 10, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781560329107
Subjects: Occupational / industrial health & safety; Technology: General Issues; Prevention; Engineering - General; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Safety measures; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Industrial Health & Safety; Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical; Accidents; Chemical engineering; Human engineering
First sentence: This chapter describes some accidents which occurred because someone forgot to carry out a simple, routine task such as closing or opening a valve, or carried it out wrongly - that is, he closed or opened the wrong valve.
Notes: Third Edition