Dispelling chemical industry myths (Chemical Engineering)

Science & Math

Kletz, Trevor A.

Chemistry

CRC-Press

Comprises some 400 alphabetically arranged entries that cover equipment, place names (where major accidents have occurred), abstractions (such as "management" and "inspection"), and some people. The author's purpose is to convey thoughts and observations from his many years in industry, on the reasons why accidents occur and the action needed to prevent them. The alphabetic arrangement of topics may have been convenient for the author, but readers would be better served if material had been organized substantively. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Critical Aspects of Safety and Loss Prevention

Technology

Butterworth-Heinemann

Accident investigation is like peeling an onion. Beneath one layer, of causes and recommendations, there are other, less superficial layers.The outer layers deal with the immediate technical causes while the inner layers are concerned with avoiding the hazards and with weaknesses in the management system. Often only the outer layers are considered and thus we fail to use all the information for which we have paid the high price of an accident. This book aims to show, by analysing accidents that have occured, how we can learn more from them and thus be better able to prevent them occuring again. Looking at a wide range of accidents from the trivial to major disasters and covering the process industries, nuclear industry and transportation, the author analyses each accident in a practical and non-theoretical fashion and summarises each with a chain of events showing the prevention and mitigation which could have occured at every stage. At all times the book emphasises cause and prevention rather than human interest or cleaning up the mess. The chapter on Piper Alpha has been especially written for the book by Brian Appleton, one of the technical assessors of the official enquiry. Anyone involved in accident investigation and reporting of whatever sort and all those who work in industry, whether in design, operations or loss prevention will find this book full of invaluable guidance and advice.

Learning from Accidents

Review of previous edition: "Trevor Kletz's book makes an invaluable contribution to the systematic, professional and scientific approach to accident investigation". The Chemical Engineer Fully revised and updated, the third edition of Learning from Accidents provides more information on accident investigation, including coverage of accidents involving liquefied gases, building collapse and other incidents that have occurred because faults were invisible (e.g. underground pipelines). By analysing accidents that have occurred Trevor Kletz shows how we can learn and thus be better able to prevent accidents happening again. Looking at a wide range of incidents, covering the process industries, nuclear industry and transportation, he analyses each accident in a practical and non-theoretical fashion and summarises each with a chain of events showing the prevention and mitigation which could have occurred at every stage. At all times Learning from Accidents, 3rd Edition emphasises cause and prevention rather than human interest or cleaning up the mess. Anyone involved in accident investigation and reporting of whatever sort and all those who work in industry, whether in design, operations or loss prevention will find this book full of invaluable guidance and advice. Completely up-dated. Shows, by analysing accidents that have occurred, how we can learn from them, and prevent the same accidents happening again.

Reference

Taylor&Francis

This title looks at how people, as opposed to technology and computers, are arguably the most unreliable factor within plants, leading to dangerous situations.

An Engineer's View of Human Error

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Inst of Chemical Engineers

This book is essential for those using hazop and hazan, and is equally valuable to those in design, production, and management.

Hazop & Hazan

Inst of Chemical Engineers UK

Substantially revised and updated, this classic introduction, now accepted as a standard text on the subject, provides essential reading for everyone who needs to know about process safety.

Third Edition Includes more examples of accidents caused by the various types of human error. It suggests to engineers how they might approach this problem, and does so by describing accidents, which at first sight seem to be the result of human error.
IChemE, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is the center for chemical, biochemical and process engineering professionals worldwide. 
We are the heart of the process community, promoting competence and a commitment to sustainable development, advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members. 
Some of the areas we publish in include: 
-Safety in the process industries - the BP Process Safety series
-Consultancy for chemical engineers
-Project management in the process industries
-Contract management in the process industries - International Forms Of Contract series
-Communication skills for engineers

This volume features sections and chapters on heat exchangers, furnaces, inherently-safer design and runaway reactions. The book includes process plant accidents occurring since publication of the 1988 edition, for example, the Phillips 66 Company Houston Chemical Complex explosion and fire, and the Piper Alpha disaster. The book is also concerned with the immediate technical causes of these diasaters and the changes in design and procedures needed to prevent them from happening again. Trevor Kletz is the author of "Lessons from Disaster: How Organizations Have No Memory" and "Accidents Recur".

What went wrong?: Case histories of process plant disasters

Gulf Pub. Co., Book Division

This volume features sections and chapters on heat exchangers, furnaces, inherently-safer design and runaway reactions. The book includes process plant accidents occurring since publication of the 1988 edition, for example, the Phillips 66 Company Houston Chemical Complex explosion and fire, and the Piper Alpha disaster. The book is also concerned with the immediate technical causes of these diasaters and the changes in design and procedures needed to prevent them from happening again. Trevor Kletz is the author of "Lessons from Disaster: How Organizations Have No Memory" and "Accidents Recur".

What Went Wrong: Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters

Business & Money

Insurance

Gulf Pub. Co.

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Dispelling chemical industry myths (Chemical Engineering)

Critical Aspects of Safety and Loss Prevention

Learning from Accidents

Learning from Accidents

An Engineer's View of Human Error

Hazop & Hazan

Hazop & Hazan

An Engineer's View of Human Error

What went wrong?: Case histories of process plant disasters

What Went Wrong: Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters