Incidents That Define Process Safety
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780470925164
Subjects: Engineering; Chemical engineering
Description: Incidents That Define Process Safety describes approximately fifty incidents that have had a significant impact on the chemical and refining industries' approaches to modern process safety. Events are described in detail so readers get a fundamental understanding of the root causes, the consequences, the lessons learned, and actions that can prevent a recurrence. There are exhaustive investigative reports about these events, allowing you to apply the resulting safety principles to their current operations.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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Table of contents: title: Incidents that Define Process Safety; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Blind Operations; 3. Design; 4. External Causes; 5. Inspection And Maintenance; 6. Knowledge And Training; 7. Lack Of Hazid (Hazard Identification); 8. Management Of Change; 9. Not Learning From Near Misses; 10. Operating Practices; 11. Permit To Work Systems; 12. Emergency Response; 13. Human Factors; Glossary; Standards And Regulations Referred To In This Book; Index.