Lee's loss prevention in the process industries : hazard identification, assessment, and control.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mannan, Sam.

Lees, Frank P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum chemicals industry--Great Britain--Safety measures.

Petroleum chemicals industry.

Petroleum chemicals industry--United States--Safety measures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3708 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed. / [edited by] Sam Mannan.

Other Title:

Loss prevention in the process industries

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the last three decades the process industries have grown very rapidly, with corresponding increases in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants have become larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas. Increased hazard of loss of life or property is continually highlighted with incidents such as Flixborough, Bhopal, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Phillips 66 incident, and Piper Alpha to name but a few.The field of Loss Prevention is, and continues to, be of supreme importance to countless companies, municipalities an

Contents:

Volume 1; Volume 1 Cover; Volume 1 Frontmatter; Volume 1 Half Title Page; Volume 1 Dedication Page; Volume 1 Title Page; Volume 1 Copyright; Volume 1 Preface to Third Edition; Volume 1 Preface to Second Edition; Volume 1 Preface to First Edition; Volume 1 Acknowledgements; Volume 1 Terminology; Volume 1 Notation; Volume 1 Use of References; Volume 1 List of Contributors; Contents of Volume 1; Contents of Volume 2; Contents of Volume 3; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Management Leadership; 1.2 Industrial Safety and Loss Trends; 1.3 Safety and Environment Concerns; 1.4 Loss Prevention-1

1.5 Large Single-stream Plants1.6 Loss Prevention-2; 1.7 Total Loss Control; 1.8 Quality Assurance; 1.9 Total Quality Management; 1.10 Risk Management; 1.11 Safety-critical Systems; 1.12 Environment; 1.13 Professional Institutions and Bodies; 1.14 Responsible Care; 1.15 Academic and Research Activities; 1.16 Overview; 2. Hazard, Incident and Loss; 2.1 The Incident Process; 2.2 Standard Industrial Classification; 2.3 Injury Statistics; 2.4 Major Disasters; 2.5 Major Process Hazards; 2.6 Fire Loss Statistics; 2.7 Fire and Explosion; 2.8 Causes of Loss; 2.9 Down-time Losses

2.10 Trend of Injuries2.11 Trend of Losses; 2.12 Case Histories; 3. Legislation and Law; 3.1 US Legislation; 3.2 US Regulatory Agencies; 3.3 Codes and Standards; 3.4 Occupational Safety and Health Act 1970; 3.5 US Environmental Legislation; 3.6 US Toxic Substances Legislation; 3.7 US Accidental Chemical Release Legislation; 3.8 US Transport Legislation; 3.9 Regulatory Support; 4. Major Hazard Control; Foreword by Jerry Havens; 4.1 Superstar Technologies; 4.2 Hazard Monitoring; 4.3 Risk Issues; 4.4 Risk Perception; 4.5 Risk Management; 4.6 Hazard Control Policy; 4.7 Nuclear Hazard Control

4.8 Process Hazard Control: Background4.9 Process Hazard Control: Advisory Committee on Major Hazards; 4.10 Process Hazard Control: Major Hazards Arrangements; 4.11 Process Hazard Control: Planning; 4.12 Process Hazard Control: European Community; 4.13 Process Hazard Control: USA; 5. Economics and Insurance; 5.1 Economics of Loss Prevention; 5.2 Cost of Losses; 5.3 Cost of Prevention; 5.4 Level of Loss Prevention Expenditure; 5.5 Insurance of Process Plant; 5.6 Property Insurance; 5.7 Business Interruption Insurance; 5.8 Other Insurance Aspects; 5.9 Notation

6. Management and Management Systems6.1 Management Attitude; 6.2 Management Commitment and Leadership; 6.3 Management Organization; 6.4 Competent People; 6.5 Systems and Procedures; 6.6 Project Safety Reviews; 6.7 Management of Change; 6.8 Standards and Codes of Practice; 6.9 Pressure Systems; 6.10 Documentation; 6.11 Audit System; 6.12 Independent Checks; 6.13 Major Hazards; 6.14 Quality Management; 6.15 Safety Management; 6.16 Policy; 6.17 Organization; 6.18 Planning; 6.19 Measurement; 6.20 Control; 6.21 Audit; 6.22 Process Knowledge; 6.23 Safety Strategies; 6.24 Human Factors

6.25 Contractors

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Loss prevention in the process industries / Frank P. Lees. 2nd ed. 1996.

Three volumes in one.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Related Work:

Lees, Frank P. Loss prevention in the process industries.

ISBN:

9786611052003

9781281052001

1281052000

9780080489339

0080489338

9780080589336

0080589332

OCLC:

437181482