Computer Control and Human Error - IChemE - Hardcover

Trevor A. Kletz; Paul Chung; Chaim Shen-orr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0852953623 ISBN 13: 9780852953624

Publisher: Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995

Synopsis

Examines some of the unforeseen incidents which have occurred in computer-controlled process plants, and suggests how such incidents can be made less likely.

IChemE, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is the center for chemical, biochemical and process engineering professionals worldwide.

We are the heart of the process community, promoting competence and a commitment to sustainable development, advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members.

Some of the areas we publish in include:

-Safety in the process industries - the BP Process Safety series

-Consultancy for chemical engineers

-Project management in the process industries

-Contract management in the process industries - International Forms Of Contract series

-Communication skills for engineers

About this title

About the Author

Trevor Kletz, OBE, D.Sc., F.Eng., a process safety consultant, has published more than a hundred papers and nine books on loss prevention and process safety, including most recently Lessons From Disaster: How Organizations Have No Memory and Accidents Recur and Computer Control and Human Error. His experience includes thirty-eight years with Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., where he served as a production manager and safety adviser in the petrochemical division, and membership in the department of chemical engineering at Loughborough University, Leicestershire, England. He is currently senior visiting research fellow at Loughborough University and an officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0852953623
• ISBN 13: 9780852953624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 120