CCPS (Center for Chemical Proc

This book describes how to conduct a Combustible Dust Hazard Analysis (CDHA) for processes handling combustible solids. The book explains how to do a …

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

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…

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

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…

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

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

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

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…

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

This book is an update and expansion of topics covered in Guidelines for Mechanical Integrity Systems (2006). The new book is consistent with Risk-Bas…

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

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

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…

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…

Layer of protection analysis (LOPA) is a recently developed, simplified method of risk assessment that provides the much-needed middle ground between …

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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

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…

Process vent header collection systems are subject to continually varying compositions and flow rates and thus present significant challenges for safe…