Guidelines for Investigating Process Safety Incidents
Guidelines for Investigating Process Safety Incidents

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-05-22

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1119529123

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This book provides a comprehensive treatment of investing chemical processing incidents. It presents on-the-job information, techniques, and examples that support successful investigations. Issues related to identification and classification of incidents (including near misses), notifications and initial response, assignment of an investigation team, preservation and control of an incident scene, collecting and documenting evidence, interviewing witnesses, determining what happened, identifying root causes, developing recommendations, effectively implementing recommendation, communicating investigation findings, and improving the investigation process are addressed in the third edition. While the focus of the book is investigating process safety incidents the methodologies, tools, and techniques described can also be applied when investigating other types of events such as reliability, quality, occupational health, and safety incidents.

Guidelines for Investigating Chemical Process Incidents
Guidelines for Investigating Chemical Process Incidents

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Publisher: American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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Newest techniques for complex investigations based on actual plant and industry data. These Guidelines establish a basis for successful feedback through investigation of process incidents to determine the many causes and to implement changes which will prevent recurrence. It provides a clear definition of the role of incident investigation in overall process safety management, as well as guidelines, concepts, and options. Detailed investigation techniques and how to establish such a system are set out for plant staff, technical professionals, or middle level managers. Primary focus is on incidents with catastrophic potential but the concepts should also be used for investigating environmental incidents, minor injuries, less significant property damage events, or near misses. Also provides an overview of incident investigation principles as implemented by other industries worldwide. The annotated bibliography included makes this practical handbook an invaluable reference source. parag Partial contents : Basic Incident Investigation Techniques Practical Investigation Considerations Multiple Cause Determination Recommendations and Follow-through Formal Reports and Communications Issues Development and Implementation.

Guidelines for Revalidating a Process Hazard Analysis
Guidelines for Revalidating a Process Hazard Analysis

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-10-21

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1119643716

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GUIDELINES FOR REVALIDATING A PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS This book is derived from the experience of many companies in the chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries, and presents demonstrated, concise, and common sense approaches for a resource-effective revalidation of process hazard analyses (PHAs). It includes flowcharts, checklists, and worksheets that provide invaluable assistance to the revalidation process. The new edition, now as a guideline, provides a compete and thorough update of the first book and will provide much needed and requested guidance on PHA Revalidations including evaluating Prior PHA Studies, Identifying an Appropriate Revalidation Methodology, Preparing and Conducting the Revalidation Study Sessions, and Documenting the Revalidation Study.

Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety
Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-11-30

Total Pages: 761

ISBN-13: 111820963X

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Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety provides guidelines for industries that manufacture, consume, or handle chemicals, by focusing on new ways to design, correct, or improve process safety management practices. This new framework for thinking about process safety builds upon the original process safety management ideas published in the early 1990s, integrates industry lessons learned over the intervening years, utilizes applicable "total quality" principles (i.e., plan, do, check, act), and organizes it in a way that will be useful to all organizations - even those with relatively lower hazard activities - throughout the life-cycle of a company.

Guidelines for Process Safety During the Transient Operating Mode
Guidelines for Process Safety During the Transient Operating Mode

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2021-01-27

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1119529158

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Prevent operational incidents and reduce risks with an essential CCPS guide You can help your company reduce its operating risks by learning how to effectively manage transient operations and avoid major incidents. Startups and shutdowns, known as transient operations, can be high-risk periods for manufacturing facilities. Guidelines for Process Safety During Transient Operations offers useful guidance in preparing for the safe startup and shutdown of chemical processes. With an understanding of the risks involved, you can work proactively to prevent fatalities, serious injuries, reduced productivity, and costly damage. This essential guide for plants provides clear examples of how to anticipate and avoid major issues. The book examines safe shutdown procedures in the event of an emergency. You will also gain direction on how to resume operations safely after an unexpected shutdown. The book supports anyone tasked with regulating and overseeing chemical plants and procedures, whether you are an engineer, manager, or government professional. Minimize operating risks through the effective management of transient operations Establish safe start-up and shutdown procedures for chemical processes Be ready to safely shut down processes in the event of an emergency Learn from real world examples of start-up or shutdown incidents Review procedures and engineering controls that help prevent or reduce the effects of incidents involving transient operations Guidelines for Process Safety comes to you from The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), which offers advanced thinking in the critical area of process safety. The organization develops technology and management practices for companies seeking to reduce hazards within the chemical and petrochemical industries.

Guidelines for Investigating Chemical Process Incidents
Guidelines for Investigating Chemical Process Incidents

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-08-13

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 0470925124

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This book provides a valuable reference tool for technical and management personnel who lead or are a part of incident investigation teams. This second edition focuses on investigating process-related incidents with real or potential catastrophic consequences. It presents on-the-job information, techniques, and examples that support successful investigations. The methodologies, tools, and techniques described in this book can also be applied when investigating other types of events such as reliability, quality, occupational health, and safety incidents. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the text of the book for portability as well as additional supporting tools for on-site reference and trouble shooting. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Incidents That Define Process Safety
Incidents That Define Process Safety

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1118210271

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Incidents That Define Process Safety describes approximately fifty incidents that have had a significant impact on the chemical and refining industries' approaches to modern process safety. Events are described in detail so readers get a fundamental understanding of the root causes, the consequences, the lessons learned, and actions that can prevent a recurrence. There are exhaustive investigative reports about these events, allowing you to apply the resulting safety principles to their current operations.

Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries
Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1118178599

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This book provides guidance on characterizing, recognizing, and responding to warning signs to help avoid process incidents and injuries before they occur. The guidance can be used by both process safety management (PSM) professionals in evaluating their processes and PSM systems as well as for operators who are often the frontline defense against process incidents. Warning signs may consist of process deviations or upsets, instrumentation warnings or alarms, past operating history and incidents, observable problems such as corrosion or unusual odors, audit results indicating procedures are not being followed, or a number of other indicators. Filled with photos and practical tips, this book will turn anyone in a process plant into a hazard lookout and will help prevent potential incidents before they turn into catastrophic events.

Guidelines for Safe Automation of Chemical Processes
Guidelines for Safe Automation of Chemical Processes

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-01-06

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 1119352134

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This book provides designers and operators of chemical process facilities with a general philosophy and approach to safe automation, including independent layers of safety. An expanded edition, this book includes a revision of original concepts as well as chapters that address new topics such as use of wireless automation and Safety Instrumented Systems. This book also provides an extensive bibliography to related publications and topic-specific information.

Guidelines for Preventing Human Error in Process Safety
Guidelines for Preventing Human Error in Process Safety

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-08-13

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0470925086

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Almost all the major accident investigations--Texas City, Piper Alpha, the Phillips 66 explosion, Feyzin, Mexico City--show human error as the principal cause, either in design, operations, maintenance, or the management of safety. This book provides practical advice that can substantially reduce human error at all levels. In eight chapters--packed with case studies and examples of simple and advanced techniques for new and existing systems--the book challenges the assumption that human error is "unavoidable." Instead, it suggests a systems perspective. This view sees error as a consequence of a mismatch between human capabilities and demands and inappropriate organizational culture. This makes error a manageable factor and, therefore, avoidable.