Chemical Process Safety
Learning from Case Histories
3rd Edition
Published on 30. August 2011
342 pages
978-0-08-047648-3 (ISBN)
Description
Gives insight into eliminating specific classes of hazards, while providing real case histories with valuable messages. There are practical sections on mechanical integrity, management of change, and incident investigation programs, along with a long list of helpful resources. New chapter in this edition covers accidents involving compressors, hoses and pumps.
- 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 you how to reduce risks in your plant
- Learn from the mistakes of others, so that your plant doesn't suffer the same fate
- Save lives, reduce loss, by following the principles outlined in this must-have text for process safety. There is no other book like it!
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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, Perspective2. Good Intentions3. Focusing on Water and Steam: The Ever-Present and Sometimes Evil Twins4. Preparation for Maintenance5. Maintenance-Induced Accidents and Process Piping Problems6. One-Minute Modifications: Small Quick Changes in a Plant Can Create Bad Memories7. Accidents Involving Compressors, Hoses, and Pumps8. Failure to Use, Consult, or Understand Specificiations9. "Imagine If Modifications and Practical Problem Solving10. The Role of Mechanical Integrity in Chemical Process Safety11. Effectively Managing Change Within the Chemical Industry12. Investigating and Sharing Near Misses and Unfortunate Incidents13. Sources of Helpful Information for Chemical Process Safety
