Chemical Process Safety
Learning from Case Histories
4th Edition
Published on 19. August 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
506 pages
978-0-12-804428-5 (ISBN)
Description
Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories, Fourth Edition gives insight into eliminating specific classes of hazards while also providing real case histories with valuable lessons to be learned. This edition also includes practical sections on mechanical integrity, management of change, and incident investigation programs, along with a list of helpful resources.
The information contained in this book will help users stay up-to-date on all the latest OSHA requirements, including the OSHA-required Management of Change, Mechanical Integrity, and Incident Investigation regulations. Learn how to eliminate hazards in the design, operation, and maintenance of chemical process plants and petroleum refineries.
World-renowned expert in process safety, Roy Sanders, shows how to reduce risks in plants and refineries, including a summary of case histories from high profile disasters and recommendations for how to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Following the principles outlined in this text will help save lives and reduce loss.
The information contained in this book will help users stay up-to-date on all the latest OSHA requirements, including the OSHA-required Management of Change, Mechanical Integrity, and Incident Investigation regulations. Learn how to eliminate hazards in the design, operation, and maintenance of chemical process plants and petroleum refineries.
World-renowned expert in process safety, Roy Sanders, shows how to reduce risks in plants and refineries, including a summary of case histories from high profile disasters and recommendations for how to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Following the principles outlined in this text will help save lives and reduce loss.
Reviews / Votes
"...it would be useful for a safety professional or operations manager looking for examples of incidents to use in training." --The Chemical Engineer, Chemical Process Safety, Fourth Edition"The emphasis in this book is on accidents that have occurred as the result of the unforeseen effects of changes to chemical plants. The descriptions are well written, easy to read and bring out the essentials of each incident. Everyone who works in the process industries, from operator to operations director, should read the book". --Trevor Kletz, ICI, IChemE"It is very welcome to see that Sanders has published this collection of cases, and he provides very valuable lessons for the chemical process industry... This book should be essential reading for not just chemical engineers but engineers and safety managers worldwide." --Dr. P.R. Lewis, Lecturer in Materials Engineering at the Open University
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Woburn
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Employees of the chemical manufacturing industries, petroleum refineries, specialty chemical industries, engineering companies and consultants who serve the chemical and petroleum industries, and academics interested in including process safety into their curriculums.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-12-804428-5 (9780128044285)
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08/2015
4th Edition
Butterworth-Heinemann
€93.00
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Previous edition
Book
10/2004
3rd Edition
Gulf Professional Publishing
€104.50
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Person
Sanders recently retired from PPG Industries in Lake Charles, LA. Roy worked for PPG for 42 years and specialized in Process Safety fundamentals since 1974. He is associated with the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, and is a member of the editorial boards of both the AIChE's Process Safety Progress and Putman's Chemical Processing. He has taught brief process safety courses across the USA, as well as, Bahrain, Canada, India, the Netherlands Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.
Content
1. Perspective, Perspective, Perspective 2. Good Intentions3. Focusing on Water and Steam: The Ever-Present and Sometimes Evil Twins 4. Major US Incidents in the 21st Century5. Two Higly Destructive 21st Century Vapor Cloud Explosion Incidents6. Preparation for Maintenance 7. Maintenance -Induced Accidents and Process Piping Problems 8. One-Minute Modifications: Small, Quick Changes in a Plant Can Create Bad Memories9. Accidents Involving Compressors, Hoses and Pumps10. Failure to Use Consult or Understand Specifications. 11. "Imagine If" Modifications and Practical Problem Solving12. The Role of Mechanical Integrity in Chemical Process Safety. 13. Effectively Managing Change within the Chemical Industry14. Investigating and Sharing near Misses and Unfortunate Accidents. 15. Keep a Sense of Vulnerability for Safety Sake16. A Strong Safety Culture is Essential17. Sources of Helpful Information for the Process Safety Practitioner