A Guide to Hazard Identification Methods - Softcover

Crawley, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128195436 ISBN 13: 9780128195437

Publisher: Elsevier, 2020

Synopsis

A Guide to Hazard Identification Methods, Second Edition provides a description and examples of the most common techniques leading to a safer and more reliable chemical process industry. This new edition revises previous sections with up-to-date, linked sources. Furthermore, new elements include a more detailed account of purpose, Black Swan events, human factors, auditing and QA, more examples and a discussion of major incidents, HAZID and task analysis.

• Outlines HAZOP - a tried and tested technique
• Discusses HAZID - a newer technique which has not been adequately described elsewhere
• Includes eight new techniques not in first edition
• Illustrates each tool with practical examples
• Shows how many techniques are used under the larger umbrella of hazard identification

About this title

About the Author

Frank Crawley is a seasoned Chemical Engineer with over 40 years of experience in the chemical and oil industries. He began his career in Olefine Plants and specialized in Nylon Intermediates following the Flixborough Explosion. Frank led the Loss Prevention group at a major oil company and has over a decade of consultancy in the offshore oil sector. He has published over 50 refereed technical papers and received the IChemE Franklin Medal for teaching safety. As a co-author of the "HAZOP Guide to Best Practice," Frank is recognized for his significant contributions to chemical engineering safety.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128195436
• ISBN 13: 9780128195437
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256