CCPS (Center for Chemical Proc

Familiarizes the student or an engineer new to process safety with the concept of process safety management Serves as a comprehensive reference for Pr…

This book provides guidance to those with responsibility for scheduling and executing a Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR). It outlines a protocol and t…

First-line managers have to maintain the integrity of facilities, control manufacturing processes, and handle unusual or emergency situations, as well…

Chemical process quantitative risk analysis (CPQRA) as applied to the CPI was first fully described in the first edition of this CCPS Guidelines book.…

An understanding of organizational change management (OCM) – an often overlooked subject – is essential for successful corporate decision making with …

This guide provides an overview of methods for estimating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and boiling-liquid-expanding-vap…

The second edition of this essential reference updates and combines two earlier titles to capture the many technological advances for predicting the «…

Examines the concept of aging process facilities and infrastructure in high hazard industries and highlights options for dealing with the problem whil…

Whether occurring accidentally or through acts of terrorism, catastrophic chemical releases must be identified early in order to mitigate their conseq…

Current industry, government and public emphasis on containment of hazardous materials makes it essential for each plant to reduce and control acciden…

The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that «the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures…» While…

Process safety management (PSM) systems are only as effective as the day-to-day ability of the organization to rigorously execute system requirements …

Process safety metrics is a topic of frequent conversation within chemical industry associations. Guidelines for Process Safety Metrics provides basic…

An essential guide for recognizing and responding to normalization of deviance to help organizations improve their process safety performance This boo…

This book provides designers and operators of chemical process facilities with a general philosophy and approach to safe automation, including indepen…

The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that «the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures…» While…

There is much industry guidance on implementing engineering projects and a similar amount of guidance on Process Safety Management (PSM). However, the…

The first part of this book (Chapters 1 and 2) provides an introduction and discusses basic concepts. Chapter 3 deals with the use of the basic human …

This book provides designers and operators of chemical process facilities with a general philosophy and approach to safe automation, including indepen…

Complemented by an estimating tool spreadsheet based on a fixed set of chemicals to assist in risk estimations, Probability of Ignition of a Released …

Current industry, government and public emphasis on containment of hazardous materials makes it essential for each plant to reduce and control acciden…

This book discusses the fundamental skills, techniques, and tools of auditing, and the characteristics of a good process safety management system. A v…

It is crucial for process safety professionals to be aware of best practices for post merger integration at any level. A compilation of industry best …

Providing in-depth guidance on how to design and rate emergency pressure relief systems, Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems …

While there is no «perfect» solution or absolute zero risk, engineering design can significantly reduce risk potential in the CPI. In Guidelines for D…

Batch reaction systems pose unique challenges to process safety managers because they do not operate in a steady state. The sequence of processing ste…

It is crucial for process safety professionals to be aware of best practices for post merger integration at any level. A compilation of industry best …

Familiarizes the student or an engineer new to process safety with the concept of process safety management Serves as a comprehensive reference for Pr…

This book provides a valuable reference tool for technical and management personnel who lead or are a part of incident investigation teams. This secon…

Prevention, preparedness, response and recovery–the key components of emergency planning–form the major sections of this work. The book first describe…

While there are many resources available on fire protection and prevention in chemical petrochemical and petroleum plants—this is the first book that …

This book provides guidance on characterizing, recognizing, and responding to warning signs to help avoid process incidents and injuries before they o…

The first part of this book (Chapters 1 and 2) provides an introduction and discusses basic concepts. Chapter 3 deals with the use of the basic human …

Powders and bulk solids, handled widely in the chemical, pharmaceutical, agriculture, smelting, and other industries present unique fire, explosion, a…

This Guidelines book provides technical information on how to conduct a consequence analysis to satisfy your company's needs and the EPA rules. It cov…

Written by a committee of safety professionals, this book creates a foundation document for the development and application of risk tolerance criteria…

This book discusses the fundamental skills, techniques, and tools of auditing, and the characteristics of a good process safety management system. A v…

Drawn from international sources, this book provides principles and strategies for the evaluation of chemical reactions, and for using this informatio…

This book explains the decision-making processes for the management of instrumented protective systems (IPS) throughout a project's life cycle. It use…

Written by a committee of safety professionals, this book creates a foundation document for the development and application of risk tolerance criteria…

While there is no «perfect» solution or absolute zero risk, engineering design can significantly reduce risk potential in the CPI. In Guidelines for D…

This updated version of one of the most popular and widely used CCPS books provides plant design engineers, facility operators, and safety professiona…

Providing in-depth guidance on how to design and rate emergency pressure relief systems, Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems …