Name: Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries
Author: CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) (Author)
ISBN: 9780470767740

Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries book cover

Recognizing Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries

Author(s): CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) (Author)

Publisher: Wiley-AIChE
Publication Date: December 13, 2011
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 047076774X
ISBN-13: 9780470767740

Book Description

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“The CCPS and the authors (AntiEntropcis, Inc,) are to be commended on producing a very informative and useful book that will help to minimize process plant accidents if the principles in the book are followed . . . This book will be very useful to plant operating personnel and process safety/loss prevention specialists to help them evaluate their processes and systems.” (Process Safety Progress, 1 June 2012)

From the Author

Catastrophic incident warning signs are indicators that something is wrong or about to go wrong. When we recognize and act on these indicators, a loss may be prevented. Of course, this will only happen when we know what to look for and are willing to take the initiative to do something about it. A review of significant incidents in the process industries suggests that most if not all incidents were preceded by warning signs like these. This concept book examines catastrophic incident warning signs related to:

Leadership and culture
Process safety information
Procedures
Asset integrity
Analyzing risk and managing change
Audits
Learning from experience
Physical warning signs

The book presents over 160 incident warning signs and provides actions you can take now for warning signs you detect in your facility. It provides a simple plan to consider for rigorous implementation and follow-up.

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 signsunusual odors, observable corrosion, or past operating history concernsthat 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 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.

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.

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