Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories

Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories, Fourth Edition gives insight into eliminating specific classes of hazards while also providing real case histories with valuable lessons to be learned. This edition also includes practical sections on mechanical integrity, management of change, and incident investigation programs, along with a list of helpful resources.

The information contained in this book will help users 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 how to reduce risks in plants and refineries, including a summary of case histories from high profile disasters and recommendations for how to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Following the principles outlined in this text will help save lives and reduce loss.

  • Features additional new chapters covering safety culture, maintaining a sense of vulnerability, and additional learning opportunities from recent incidents and near misses
  • Contains updated information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Safety Council, with concise summaries of some of the most important case histories of the twenty-first century
  • Includes significantly expanded information from the US Chemical Safety Board, US OSHA, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
  • Provides a completely updated chapter to guide readers to a wealth of reference material available on the web and elsewhere
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Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories

Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories, Fourth Edition gives insight into eliminating specific classes of hazards while also providing real case histories with valuable lessons to be learned. This edition also includes practical sections on mechanical integrity, management of change, and incident investigation programs, along with a list of helpful resources.

The information contained in this book will help users 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 how to reduce risks in plants and refineries, including a summary of case histories from high profile disasters and recommendations for how to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Following the principles outlined in this text will help save lives and reduce loss.

  • Features additional new chapters covering safety culture, maintaining a sense of vulnerability, and additional learning opportunities from recent incidents and near misses
  • Contains updated information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Safety Council, with concise summaries of some of the most important case histories of the twenty-first century
  • Includes significantly expanded information from the US Chemical Safety Board, US OSHA, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
  • Provides a completely updated chapter to guide readers to a wealth of reference material available on the web and elsewhere
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Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories

Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories

by Roy E. Sanders
Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories

Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories

by Roy E. Sanders

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Overview

Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories, Fourth Edition gives insight into eliminating specific classes of hazards while also providing real case histories with valuable lessons to be learned. This edition also includes practical sections on mechanical integrity, management of change, and incident investigation programs, along with a list of helpful resources.

The information contained in this book will help users 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 how to reduce risks in plants and refineries, including a summary of case histories from high profile disasters and recommendations for how to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Following the principles outlined in this text will help save lives and reduce loss.

  • Features additional new chapters covering safety culture, maintaining a sense of vulnerability, and additional learning opportunities from recent incidents and near misses
  • Contains updated information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Safety Council, with concise summaries of some of the most important case histories of the twenty-first century
  • Includes significantly expanded information from the US Chemical Safety Board, US OSHA, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
  • Provides a completely updated chapter to guide readers to a wealth of reference material available on the web and elsewhere

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780128016671
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication date: 07/22/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 506
File size: 26 MB
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About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

1. Perspective, Perspective, Perspective 2. Good Intentions3. Focusing on Water and Steam: The Ever-Present and Sometimes Evil Twins 4. Major US Incidents in the 21st Century5. Two Higly Destructive 21st Century Vapor Cloud Explosion Incidents6. Preparation for Maintenance 7. Maintenance –Induced Accidents and Process Piping Problems 8. One-Minute Modifications: Small, Quick Changes in a Plant Can Create Bad Memories9. Accidents Involving Compressors, Hoses and Pumps10. Failure to Use Consult or Understand Specifications. 11. "Imagine If" Modifications and Practical Problem Solving12. The Role of Mechanical Integrity in Chemical Process Safety. 13. Effectively Managing Change within the Chemical Industry14. Investigating and Sharing near Misses and Unfortunate Accidents. 15. Keep a Sense of Vulnerability for Safety Sake16. A Strong Safety Culture is Essential17. Sources of Helpful Information for the Process Safety Practitioner

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