“Chemical, process, mechanical, and other engineers examine the phenomenon of a single, often simple accident cascading into a catastrophe in chemical processing operations. In sections of causes and prevention by technology and by management, they discuss such aspects as the analysis of past accidents and relevant case histories, heat radiation effects, a threshold-based approach, quantitative assessment of risk caused by domino accidents,..” —ProtoView.com, February 2014
“Chemical, process, mechanical, and other engineers examine the phenomenon of a single, often simple accident cascading into a catastrophe in chemical processing operations. In sections of causes and prevention by technology and by management, they discuss such aspects as the analysis of past accidents and relevant case histories, heat radiation effects, a threshold-based approach, quantitative assessment of risk caused by domino accidents, and decision support systems for preventing domino effects.” —Reference and Research Book News, December 2013
Intended as a reference for safety and security managers and industrial risk stakeholders, the book deals with conceptual models, insights and practical issues concerning domino effects.
From the Back Cover
Domino Effects in the Process Industries. Modelling, Prevention and Managing
Domino Effects in the Process Industries discusses state-of-the-art theories, conceptual models, insights and practical issues for handling domino effects in the chemical and process industries. This book addresses such extremely low frequency phenomena from a technological perspective by studying the causes of these events and introducing several approaches to assess and control the risks that result from knock-on scenarios. From a managerial viewpoint, the book discusses single- and multi-plant management insights and requirements to take prevention-, protection-, and mitigation measures to deal with domino effects.
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- Discusses so called Domino Effects in major accidents that may afftect the chemical and process industries
- Outlines available qualitative and quantitative methods and tools for the assessment of accidents characterized by escalation
- Provides available knowledge for controlling and managing Domino Effects
- Identifies new research needs
Intended as a reference for both safety and security managers and industrial risk stakeholders, Domino Effects in the Process Industries deals with conceptual models, insights and practical issues concerning domino effects.
About the Author
Genserik Reniers works at the Universita di Bologna, DICAM in the Laboratory for Industrial Safety and Environmental Sustainability, Bologna in Italy.
Valerio Cozzani (1968) received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pisa (Italy) in 1996. During the Ph.D. he spent an year at the Industrial Hazard Unit (IPSC) of the Ispra European Community Joint Research Centre. After the Ph.D. he joined the National Research Group on Chemical and Environmental Risk of the Italian National Council of Research. Formerly lecturer at the University of Pisa, he is now professor at the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering of Bologna University, where he leads the Laboratory on Industrial Safety and Environmental Sustainability. He is Director of the academic graduate and undergraduate programs in Chemical Engineering an lectures on unit operations, design, loss prevention and risk assessment. He coordinated several joint university-industry training projects. His main research experience is in the field of safety of chemical processes and of environmental and energy technologies. The specific subjects afforded in his research activity are, among others, the development of innovative methodologies and models for hazard and risk analysis, the development of models for equipment damage and the implementation of procedures for the quantitative assessment of accidental scenarios triggered by external hazard factors. He has a wide experience in leading national and international research projects funded either by public organizations or by private companies. He coordinates the Italian working party on safety in the chemical and process industry (CISAP) and is Member of the Working Party of Loss Prevention (EFCE). He received the Trevor Kletz Merit Award 2015 for outstanding contributions to the field of Process Safety. He serves as Associate Editor of Safety Science and is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Hazardous Materials and of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industry.
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