Guidelines for process safety during the transient operating mode : managing risks during process start-ups and shut-downs

"Process industries bring vast benefits to our daily lives, but we do not live in a risk-free environment and mistakes are made. The timing for the highest risk period for most facilities occurs during start-up and shutdowns - also known as "transient" operations. Since transient oper...

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Corporate Author American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, New York : Hoboken, NJ : American Institute of Chemical Engineers ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021.
EditionFirst edition.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781119529187
1119529182
9781119529170
1119529174
9781119529217
1119529212
9781119529156
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Defining the Transition Times
  • Normal Operations. Normal Operations
  • Process Shutdowns
  • Facility Shutdowns
  • Abnormal and Emergency Operations . Recovery
  • Unscheduled Shutdowns
  • Emergency Shutdowns
  • Other Considerations. Other Transition Time Considerations
  • Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) Considerations
  • Appendix: Transient operating modes: incident review and guidance.