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Lees' Process Safety Essentials: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control (PDF eBook)

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Lees' Process Safety Essentials: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control (PDF eBook)

£98.99

ISBN:
9780080962306
Publication Date:
12 Nov 2013
Publisher:
Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Pages:
570 pages
Format:
eBook
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Lees' Process Safety Essentials: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control (PDF eBook)

Description

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

Contents

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

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