Guidelines for writing effective operating and maintenance procedures.

• Corporate Author: American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, N.Y. : Center for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, ©1996.
• Subjects: Chemical engineering > Safety measures > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Technical writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 1591245672; 9781591245674; 9780470937945; 0470937947; 9780470937952; 0470937955; 0816906580; 9780816906581
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 144 pages) : illustrations

The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that ""the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures ... "" While good written procedures can't guarantee zero accidents, they can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error....

Table of Contents:

• Guidelines for Writing Effective Operating and Maintenance Procedures; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1. INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE WRITING; 2. PROCESS SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS; 3. HOW TO DESIGN AN OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; 4. WRITING OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES; 5. ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES; 6. WRITING EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES; 7. PROCEDURE CONTROL; 8. PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND BENEFITS; APPENDIX A Selected Procedure Initiatives, Consensus Codes, and Regulations Affecting Procedures.