What Went Wrong? : Case Studies of Process Plant Disasters

Kletz, Trevor A.

ISBN 10: 0872013391 / ISBN 13: 9780872013391

Published by Gulf Publishing Company, 1985

About this Item

Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Went Wrong? : Case Studies of Process Plant Disasters
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872013391
• ISBN 13: 9780872013391
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.218 pounds

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Synopsis

Learn from the mistakes of others. This invaluable and respected book examines the causes and aftermaths of numerous plant disasters - almost every one of which could have been prevented. Case histories illustrate what went wrong and why it went wrong, and then guide you in how to circumvent similar tragedies.

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.