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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 …

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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