Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries - Hardcover

CCPS (Center For Chemical Process Safety)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047076774X ISBN 13: 9780470767740

Publisher: Wiley-AIChE, 2011

Synopsis

This book provides guidance on characterizing, recognizing, and responding to warning signs to help avoid process incidents and injuries before they occur. The guidance can be used by both process safety management (PSM) professionals in evaluating their processes and PSM systems as well as for operators who are often the frontline defense against process incidents. Warning signs may consist of process deviations or upsets, instrumentation warnings or alarms, past operating history and incidents, observable problems such as corrosion or unusual odors, audit results indicating procedures are not being followed, or a number of other indicators. Filled with photos and practical tips, this book will turn anyone in a process plant into a hazard lookout and will help prevent potential incidents before they turn into catastrophic events.

About this title

About the Author

Since 1985, the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) has been the world leader in developing and disseminating information on process safety management and technology. CCPS, an industry technology alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), has published over eighty books in its process safety guidelines and process safety concepts series, and over a hundred training modules through its Safety in Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) series.

From the Back Cover

Practical advice for recognizing potential process incidents before they happen

Serious process incidents can occur at any time, but in many cases, warning signs unusual odors, observable corrosion, or past operating history concerns that could prevent potentially catastrophic accidents go unrecognized. Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries presents a comprehensive look at how to design and implement effective process safety management (PSM) systems. Going beyond other books on the market, it also offers unique guidance on how to recognize and respond to warning signs before it's too late.

Providing guidance on characterizing and responding to the warning signs that anticipate process incidents, the book is an invaluable tool for PSM professionals evaluating their processes and systems, the operators at the front lines of defense against process incidents, and anyone involved with or interested in improving process safety. Packed with practical tips and photos, and with an accompanying website that contains an assortment of auxiliary documents, the book is designed to turn anyone in a process plant into a hazard lookout.

From the Inside Flap

Practical advice for recognizing potential process incidents before they happen

Serious process incidents can occur at any time, but in many cases, warning signs—unusual odors, observable corrosion, or past operating history concerns—that could prevent potentially catastrophic accidents go unrecognized. Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries presents a comprehensive look at how to design and implement effective process safety management (PSM) systems. Going beyond other books on the market, it also offers unique guidance on how to recognize and respond to warning signs before it's too late.

Providing guidance on characterizing and responding to the warning signs that anticipate process incidents, the book is an invaluable tool for PSM professionals evaluating their processes and systems, the operators at the front lines of defense against process incidents, and anyone involved with or interested in improving process safety. Packed with practical tips and photos, and with an accompanying website that contains an assortment of auxiliary documents, the book is designed to turn anyone in a process plant into a hazard lookout.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-AIChE
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047076774X
• ISBN 13: 9780470767740
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272