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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

An essential guide that offers an understanding of and the practices needed to assess and strengthen process safety culture Essential Practices for De…

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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

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…

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

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 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 …

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…

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

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

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

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