CCPS (Center for Chemical Proc

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

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

Written by reliability data experts, the book gives plant managers and supervisors the guidance they need to collect, and use with confidence, process…

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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 …

The 2nd edition provides an update of information since the publication of the first edition including best practices for managing process safety deve…

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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

Siting of permanent and temporary buildings in process areas requires careful consideration of potential effects of explosions and fires arising from …

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…

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

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

This book helps advance process safety in a key area of interest. Currently, no literature exists which is solely dedicated to process safety for the …

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

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

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 …

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

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

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

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…

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 …

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

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

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

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

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 …

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