Layer of protection analysis : simplified process risk assessment.

Layer of protection analysis (LOPA) is a recently developed, simplified method of risk assessment that provides the much-needed middle ground between a qualitative process hazard analysis and a traditional, expensive quantitative risk analysis. Beginning with an identified accident scenario, LOPA us...

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Corporate Author American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, ©2001.
SeriesCCPS concept book.
Subjects
Chemical plants > Risk assessment.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN1591244455
9781591244455
9780470935583
0470935588
9780470935590
0470935596
0816908117
9780816908110
Physical Description1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Overview of LOPA
  • Estimating Consequences and Severity
  • Developing Scenarios
  • Identifying Initiating Event Frequency
  • Identifying Independent Protection Layers
  • Determining the Frequency of Scenarios
  • Using LOPA to Make Risk Decisions
  • Implementing LOPA
  • Using LOPA for Other Applications
  • Advanced LOPA Topics
  • Appendix A: LOPA Summary Sheets for the Continuing Examples
  • Appendix B: Worked Examples from CCPS's Safe Automation Book
  • Appendix C: Documentation for a Lopa Study
  • Appendix D: Linkage with Other Publications
  • Appendix E: Industry Risk Tolerance Criteria Data
  • Appendix F: High Initiating Event Frequency Scenarios
  • Appendix G: Additional Reading
  • Glossary of Terms.

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