CCPS (Center for Chemical Proc

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

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

A comprehensive understanding of the potential dangers inherent in warehousing chemicals is the first step in managing the associated risks. Written b…

This book combines the synergies between performance improvement systems to help ensure safe and reliable operations, streamline procedures and cross-…

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

This Guideline presents the framework of process safety knowledge and expertise versus the desired competency level in a «super-matrix» format, vertic…

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

With new and growing interest in dealing with the hazards of reactive chemicals, this book offers guidelines that can significantly reduce the risk or…

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

In today’s competitive economy, companies often augment in-house production by outsourcing chemical reaction processes and distillation, drying, formu…

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

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

With new and growing interest in dealing with the hazards of reactive chemicals, this book offers guidelines that can significantly reduce the risk or…

This book has been written to address many of the developments since the 1st Edition which have improved how companies survey and select new sites, ev…

The process industry has developed integrated process safety management programs to reduce or eliminate incidents and major consequences, such as inju…

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

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

The complexity of today's risk decisions is well known. Beyond cost and risk there are many other factors contributing to these decisions, including t…

Over 40 papers and posters that share the latest practices in emergency planning related to fixed chemical, pharmaceutical, LNG, and petroleum facilit…

At last, a book that covers safety procedures and standards with information that is rarely available outside of proprietary materials. A comprehensiv…

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

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

In recent years, process safety management system compliance audits have revealed that organizations often have significant opportunities for improvin…

This CCPS Guideline book outlines current transportation risk analysis software programs and demonstrates several available risk assessment programs f…

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

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

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…

Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures, 3rd Edition keeps process engineers updated on the effective methodologies that process safety demands. A…

Almost all the major accident investigations–Texas City, Piper Alpha, the Phillips 66 explosion, Feyzin, Mexico City–show human error as the principal…

The book supplements Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis by providing the failure rate data needed to perform a chemical proces…

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

A resource for individuals responsible for siting decisions, this guidelines book covers siting and layout of process plants, including both new and e…

Guidelines for the Management of Change for Process Safety provides guidance on the implementation of effective and efficient Management of Change (MO…

Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety provides guidelines for industries that manufacture, consume, or handle chemicals, by focusing on new ways to…

The book is a guide for Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) practitioners. It explains the onion skin model and in particular, how it relates to the …

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

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

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

Incidents That Define Process Safety describes approximately fifty incidents that have had a significant impact on the chemical and refining industrie…

Inherently Safer Chemical Processes presents a holistic approach to making the development, manufacture, and use of chemicals safer. It discusses stra…

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

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

The serious consequences of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and BLEVEs are very well known. Better understanding of the characteristics of these …

Over the years, companies have developed independent systems for managing process safety, environment, health, safety, and quality. Many aspects of th…

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