Lees' loss prevention in the process industries : hazard identification, assessment, and control.

Over the last three decades the process industries have grown very rapidly, with corresponding increases in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants have become larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas. Increased hazard of loss of lif...

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Other Authors Mannan, Sam, Lees, Frank P.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2005.
Edition3rd ed. /
Subjects
Petroleum chemicals industry > Great Britain > Safety measures.
Petroleum chemicals industry > United States > Safety measures.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0750675551
9780750675550
0750678577
9780750678575
0750678585
9780750678582
0750678593
9780750678599
9780080489339
0080489338
0750675893
9780080589339
Physical Description1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • CONTENTS INCLUDE: Introduction; Hazard accident and loss; Legislation and law; Major hazard control; Economics and insurance; Management systems; Reliability engineering; Hazard identification and safety audit; Hazard assessment; Plant siting and layout; Process design; Pressure system design; Control system design; Human factors in process control; Emission and dispersion; Fire; Explosion; Toxic release; Plant commissioning and inspection; Plant operation; Plant maintenance and modification; Storage; Transport; Emergency planning; Personal safety; Accident research; Information feedback; Safety systems; Computer aids; Artificial intelligence and expert systems; APPENDICES
  • Case histories; Flixborough; Seveso; Mexico City; Bhopal; Pasadena; Canvey Reports; Rijnmond Report;Laboratories; Pilot plants; Pollution; Noise; Safety factors for simple relief systems; Failure and event data; Earthquakes; San Carlos de la Rapita; ACDS Transport Hazards Report; Offshore; Piper Alpha; Nuclear energy; Three Mile Island; Chernobyl; Rasmussen Report; ACMH Licence Model Conditions; HSE Guidelines on Developments Near Major Hazards; Public enquiries; Standards and Codes; Institutional publications; Information sources; Units and unit conversions.

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