Sam Mannan

Lees' Process Safety Essentials (eBook, ePUB)

Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Lees' Process Safety Essentials is a single-volume digest presenting the critical, practical content from Lees' Loss Prevention for day-to-day use and reference. It is portable, authoritative, affordable, and accessible - ideal for those on the move, students, and individuals without access to the full three volumes of Lees'.

This book provides a convenient summary of the main content of Lees', primarily drawn from the hazard identification, assessment, and control content of volumes one and two. Users can access Essentials for day-to-day reference on topics including plant location and layout; human factors and human error; fire, explosion and toxic release; engineering for sustainable development; and much more. This handy volume is a valuable reference, both for students or early-career professionals who may not need the full scope of Lees', and for more experienced professionals needing quick, convenient access to information.

• Boils down the essence of Lees'-the process safety encyclopedia trusted worldwide for over 30 years
• Provides safety professionals with the core information they need to understand the most common safety and loss prevention challenges
• Covers the latest standards and presents information, including recent incidents such as Texas City and Buncefield

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 570
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780080962306
• Artikelnr.: 40124547

Autorenporträt

M. Sam Mannan, PhD, PE, CSP, is a chemical engineering professor and director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M University. He is an internationally recognized expert on process safety and risk assessment. His research interests include hazard assessment and risk analysis, flammable and toxic gas cloud dispersion modeling, inherently safer design, reactive chemicals and run¬away reactions, aerosols, and abnormal situation management.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Hazard, Incident and Loss
Legislation and Law
Major Hazard Control
Reliability Engineering
Hazard Identification
Hazard Assessment
Plant Location and Layout
Process Design
Pressure System Design
Control System Design
Human Factors and Human Error
Emission and Dispersion
Fire
Explosion
Toxic Release
Plant Commissioning and Inspection
Plant Operation
Equipment Maintenance and Modification
Storage
Transport
Emergency Planning
Personal Safety
Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
Reactive Chemicals
Safety Instrumented Systems
Chemical Security
Metrics and Performance Measurement
Engineering for Sustainable Development
Liquefied Natural Gas
Appx
Case Histories, links and how to use them
ACMH Model Licence Conditions
Standards and Codes
Units and Unit Conversions
Process Safety Management (PSM) Regulation in the United States
Risk Management Program Regulation in the United States
Acronyms
Index
Computer Codes Index