Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to Process Safety for Undergraduates and Engineers
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • GLOSSARY
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Purpose of this Handbook
  • 1.2 Target Audience
  • 1.3 Process Safety
  • What Is It?
  • 1.4 Organization of the Book
  • 1.5 References
  • 2 Process Safety Basics
  • 2.1 Risk Based Process Safety
  • Pillar: Commit to Process Safety
  • 2.2 Process Safety Culture
  • 2.3 Compliance with Standards
  • 2.4 Process Safety Competency
  • 2.5 Workforce Involvement
  • 2.6 Stakeholder Outreach.
  • Pillar: Understand Hazards and Risks
  • 2.7 Process Knowledge Management
  • 2.8 Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis
  • Pillar: Manage Risk
  • 2.9 Operating Procedures
  • 2.10 Safe Work Practices
  • 2.11 Asset Integrity and Reliability
  • 2.12 Contractor Management
  • 2.13 Training And Performance Assurance
  • 2.14 Management of Change
  • 2.15 Operational Readiness
  • 2.16 Conduct of Operations
  • 2.17 Emergency Management
  • Pillar: Learn from Experience
  • 2.18 Incident Investigation
  • 2.19 Measurement and Metrics
  • 2.20 Auditing
  • 2.21 Management Review and Continuous Improvement.
  • 2.22 Summary
  • 2.23 References
  • 3 The Need for Process Safety
  • 3.1 Process Safety Culture: BP Refinery Explosion, Texas City, 2005
  • 3.1.1 Summary
  • 3.1.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.1.3 Causes
  • 3.1.4 Key Lessons
  • 3.1.5 References and Links to Investigation Reports
  • 3.2 Asset Integrity and Reliability: ARCO Channelview, Texas Explosion, 1990
  • 3.2.1 Summary
  • 3.2.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.2.3 Causes
  • 3.2.4 Key Lessons
  • 3.2.5 References and Links to Investigation Reports
  • 3.3 Process Safety Culture: NASA Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, 2003
  • 3.3.1 Summary.
  • 3.3.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.3.3 Causes
  • 3.3.4 Key Lessons
  • 3.3.5 References and Links to Investigation Reports
  • 3.4 Process Knowledge Management: Concept Sciences Explosion, Hanover Township PA, 1999
  • 3.4.1 Summary
  • 3.4.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.4.3 Cause
  • 3.4.4 Key Lessons
  • 3.4.5 References and links to Investigation Reports
  • 3.5 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment: Esso Longford Gas Plant Explosion, 1998
  • 3.5.1 Summary
  • 3.5.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.5.3 Cause
  • 3.5.4 Key Lessons
  • 3.5.5 References and Links to Investigation Reports.
  • 3.6 Operating Procedures: Port Neal, IA, Ammonium Nitrate Explosion, 1994
  • 3.6.1 Summary
  • 3.6.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.6.3 Causes
  • 3.6.4 Key Lessons
  • 3.6.5 References and Links to Investigation Reports
  • 3.7 Safe Work Practices: Piper Alpha, North Sea, UK, 1988
  • 3.7.1 Summary
  • 3.7.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.7.3 Causes
  • 3.7.4 Key Lessons
  • 3.7.5 References and Links to Investigation Reports
  • 3.8 Contractor Management: Partridge Raleigh Oilfield Explosion, Raleigh, MS, 2006
  • 3.8.1 Summary
  • 3.8.2 Detailed Description
  • 3.8.3 Cause
  • 3.8.4 Key Lessons.