Process Plants

Process Plants

Author: Trevor A. Kletz

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2010-05-17

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1439804567

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How far will an ounce of prevention really go? While the answer to that question may never be truly known, Process Plants: A Handbook for Inherently Safer Design, Second Edition takes us several steps closer. The book demonstrates not just the importance of prevention, but the importance of designing with prevention in mind. It emphasizes the role


Guidelines for Inherently Safer Chemical Processes

Guidelines for Inherently Safer Chemical Processes

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 1119529204

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Since the publication of the second edition several United States jurisdictions have mandated consideration of inherently safer design for certain facilities. Notable examples are the inherently safer technology (IST) review requirement in the New Jersey Toxic Chemical Prevention Act (TCPA), and the Inherently Safer Systems Analysis (ISSA) required by the Contra Costa County (California) Industrial Safety Ordinance. More recently, similar requirements have been proposed at the U.S. Federal level in the pending EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) revisions. Since the concept of inherently safer design applies globally, with its origins in the United Kingdom, the book will apply globally. The new edition builds on the same philosophy as the first two editions, but further clarifies the concept with recent research, practitioner observations, added examples and industry methods, and discussions of security and regulatory issues. Inherently Safer Chemical Processes presents a holistic approach to making the development, manufacture, and use of chemicals safer. The main goal of this book is to help guide the future state of chemical process evolution by illustrating and emphasizing the merits of integrating inherently safer design process-related research, development, and design into a comprehensive process that balances safety, capital, and environmental concerns throughout the life cycle of the process. It discusses strategies of how to: substitute more benign chemicals at the development stage, minimize risk in the transportation of chemicals, use safer processing methods at the manufacturing stage, and decommission a manufacturing plant so that what is left behind does not endanger the public or environment.


Risk Assessment in the Process Industries

Risk Assessment in the Process Industries

Author: Robin Turney

Publisher: IChemE

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9780852953235

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In this updated and amplified edition, Dr Pitblado answers the crucial questions of risk analysis: what can go wrong?; what are the effects and consequences?; and how often will it happen'.


Nuclear Reactions

Nuclear Reactions

Author: Alvin M. Weinberg

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1992-11-18

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780883188613

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"Blurb & Contents" "Marvelous reading, with few problems of the interaction between science/technology and society left untouched. One need not always agree, but one cannot come away without a better education....I found the parts on scientific administration and on the interaction of science and society excellent and provocative reading, and the parts on energy and nuclear energy very much to the point." American Journal of Physics Alvin Weinberg explores through these collected essays the ever troublesome relationship between science, technology, and society. The title is taken from Weinberg's assertion that most of the issues arising at the intersection of science and society depend upon answers to questions that lie outside the power of science--issues that are trans-scientific. Weinberg, who during World War II helped develop the first nuclear reactors, has much to say on the current role of nuclear power and the possibilities for the future. Other topics include strategic defenses and arms control, the role of the science administrator, and the way in which time, energy, and resources are allocated to public problems. In this remarkable record of a half- century of public-oriented work, Weinberg lays the foundation for a philosophy of scientific administration parallel to the more established philosophy of science.


Guidelines for Technical Planning for On-Site Emergencies

Guidelines for Technical Planning for On-Site Emergencies

Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-09-09

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 0470938021

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Prevention, preparedness, response and recovery--the key components of emergency planning--form the major sections of this work. The book first describes PSM (Process Safety Management) as the key to prevention, then goes on to consider the main features of a preparedness program, including recognizing credible incidents, planning practical strategy to deal with these incidents, selecting necessary physical support systems and equipment, and developing a complete emergency response plan. The Response section presents the functions implemented during an actual emergency and concludes with a section on managing cleanup and restoration of operations. The many tables and figures include Sample Incident Command System Plans for both large and small organizations, OSHA and EPA regulations affecting planning, sample Fire Emergency Action Levels, HAZMAT Responder Levels, and OSHA Emergency Training Requirements.


Trevor Kletz Compendium

Trevor Kletz Compendium

Author: Andy Brazier

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0128194480

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Trevor Kletz has had a huge impact on the way people viewed accidents and safety, particularly in the process industries. His ideas were developed from nearly 40 years working in the chemical industry. When he retired from the field, he shared his experience and ideas widely in more than 15 books. Trevor Kletz Compendium: His Process Safety Wisdom Updated for a New Generation introduces Kletz's stories and ideas and brings them up to date in this valuable resource that equips readers to manage process safety in every workplace. Topics covered in this book include inherent safety, safety studies, human factors and design. Learn the lessons from past accidents to make sure they don't happen again. - Focuses on understanding systems and learning from past accidents - Describes approaches to safety that are practical and effective - Provides an engineer's perspective on safety


Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation

Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation

Author: Richard W. Prugh

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-09-16

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 0470938366

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Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation is a survey of current industrial practice for controlling accidental releases of hazardous vapors and preventing their escape from the source area.


Fundamentals of Process Safety

Fundamentals of Process Safety

Author: Victor Christopher Marshall

Publisher: IChemE

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780852954317

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This text - primarily aimed at students of the fundamentals for process safety - presents the fundamentals of process safety in such a form those students, who typically lack such prior knowledge and experience, will fully understand and absorb the subject. The knowledge is presented in a coherent, integrated, academic framework, which is founded in fundamental science, especially in the disciplines of physics and chemistry. The text should help students find the subject more amenable to systematic study and more clearly related to other subjects covered in their curriculum. The information has been used in the teaching of a Process Safety module to undergraduate students of chemical engineering at the University of Bradford.


Inherently Safer Design

Inherently Safer Design

Author:

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2023-07-20

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0443193819

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Inherently Safer Design, Volume Seven in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in chemical engineering, with interesting chapters that provide an Introduction to Inherently Safer Design (ISD), ISD Fundamentals, History of ISD, ISD Life Cycle Considerations, ISD Indices, ISD and Human Factors, Conceptual and Practical Applications of ISD, Challenges to ISD Application, ISD Regulatory Requirements, ISD Case Studies, Risk-based ISD, ISD and Digitalization. ISD and Inherently Safer Operation (ISO), and the Future of ISD. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in the Inherently Safer Design series - Updated release includes the latest information on the Methods in Chemical Process Safety


Understanding and Applying the Precautionary Principle in the Energy Transition

Understanding and Applying the Precautionary Principle in the Energy Transition

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9264382585

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The precautionary principle has been an important aspect of regulatory delivery for nearly four decades. Now widely applied and with a global reach, the principle is often invoked whenever the scientific evidence surrounding the safety of a given technology is not conclusive. It is often applied where a safety risk is known to exist, but the probability and magnitude of harm are uncertain or unknown.