Fundamentals of Risk Management for Process Industry Engineers
- 1st Edition - April 19, 2023
- Authors: Maureen Hassall, Paul Lant
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 3 2 0 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 4 8 7 - 0
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Request a sales quoteFundamentals of Risk Management for Process Industry Engineers outlines foundational principles of human-centered, sociotechnical risk management, and how they can be applied to deliver real improvements in risk identification, understanding, analysis, control, communication, and governance. To maximize sustainable competitiveness requires the identification and optimization of the range of risks that can impact a business. Hence, understanding the foundational principles of sociotechnical risk management is required to design and execute effective risk identification, optimization, and management strategies.
- Covers the foundations of risk management
- Explains how risk management and professional engineering practice are interrelated
- Describes the role and importance of humans in risk management activities
- Discusses the fundamentals surrounding how to identify, assess, treat, monitor, and review risks in high hazard industries
- Presents the range of operational risks faced by process companies, including safety and health, environmental and social risk, project risk, and supply chain risk
Final year undergraduate students, Masters students, industry practitioners doing professional development
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. Introduction to risk in the process industries
- Abstract
- Outline
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 What is risk?
- 1.3 Some guiding principles
- 1.4 Case studies: some real consequences of inadequate risk management
- 1.5 Why is risk management so important?
- 1.6 What types of risks should engineers consider?
- 1.7 Engineering decision scenarios
- 1.8 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 2. Fundamentals of risk management
- Abstract
- Outline
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The risk language
- 2.3 The risk management process
- 2.4 Who is responsible for risk management?
- 2.5 A brief history of operational risk management in industry
- 2.6 Two approaches to modern risk management
- 2.7 Case studies illustrating two approaches to risk management
- 2.8 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 3. Humans and risk
- Abstract
- Outline
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 The changing role of the human operator in industry
- 3.3 The role of humans – risk perceivers, analysers and controllers
- 3.4 Risk communication
- 3.5 The human decision-making process
- 3.6 Improving human performance
- 3.7 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 4. Professional practice
- Abstract
- Outline
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 What is professional practice?
- 4.3 What is a professional engineer?
- 4.4 Obligations, accountabilities and responsibilities
- 4.5 Case study: dieselgate – VW emissions scandal
- 4.6 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 5. Identify, assess and treat risks
- Abstract
- Outline
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Establishing the context
- 5.3 Risk assessment
- 5.4 Risk treatment and management
- 5.5 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 6. Monitor and review risks
- Abstract
- Outline
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Why perform event investigations?
- 6.3 Purpose and theory behind investigations
- 6.4 Incident investigation techniques and application considerations
- 6.5 Integration of learning back into the business
- 6.6 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 7. Health and safety risks
- Abstract
- Outline
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 What are health and safety risks?
- 7.3 Managing safety risks
- 7.4 Safety culture
- 7.5 Process safety effectiveness
- 7.6 Safety management systems
- 7.7 Case study – process safety consideration for filling bulk storage tanks
- 7.8 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 8. Environmental and social risk
- Abstract
- Outline
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 What is environmental and social risk?
- 8.3 The project lifecycle
- 8.4 Impact assessment
- 8.5 Social licence to operate
- 8.6 Tools to identify, assess, treat and monitor environmental and social risks
- 8.7 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 9. Project risks
- Abstract
- Outline
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 What are projects?
- 9.3 Project life cycle
- 9.4 Project risks
- 9.5 Managing project risks
- 9.6 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 10. Contracting risks
- Abstract
- Outline
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Contracting in the process industries
- 10.3 Classification of contractors
- 10.4 Contract agreements
- 10.5 Contractor selection and management
- 10.6 Managing contractor risks
- 10.7 Case studies
- 10.8 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 11. Security risks
- Abstract
- Outline
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Physical security in process industries
- 11.3 Cyber security in process industries
- 11.4 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 12. Supply chain risks
- Abstract
- Outline
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Process industry supply chain risks
- 12.3 Managing supply chain risks
- 12.4 Case study examples
- 12.5 The changing paradigm of supply chain risk management
- 12.6 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Chapter 13. Future risks and the future of risk management
- Abstract
- Outline
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Future process industry risks
- 13.3 The future of risk management
- 13.4 Professional engineering practice into the future
- 13.5 Summary
- Review questions
- References
- Appendix A. Process industry hazards
- A.1 Introduction to workplace hazardous chemicals and conditions
- A.2 Classifying workplace hazardous chemicals
- A.3 Hazardous conditions
- Appendix B. Tank filling: a process safety case study
- B.1 Introduction
- B.2 Describing scope
- B.3 Identifying hazards, threats and consequences
- B.4 Risk treatment
- B.5 Summary
- Appendix C. Carbon storage case study
- C.1 Introduction
- C.2 Your brief
- C.3 A worked answer
- Index
- No. of pages: 366
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 19, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128203200
- eBook ISBN: 9780128204870
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Maureen Hassall
Maureen Hassall is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and director of UQ R!SK, a leading-edge, multidisciplinary initiative that crosses the fields of industrial risk and human factors. Maureen works collaboratively with a broad range of safety critical industries to develop better human-centred risk management approaches that improve companies’ operational performance and competitiveness. Her industry-focused research is motivated by 18 years of industry experience working in a number of different countries and in a variety of roles including specialist engineering, line management, organisational change and business performance improvement roles.
Maureen also develops and delivers risk management and human factors training, education and advice to undergraduate and postgraduate students and well as directly to industry. In addition she supervises Masters and PhD candidates undertaking industry focused human factors and operational risk related research.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, University of Queensland, AustraliaPL
Paul Lant
Paul Lant is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland. Paul has a long history of teaching and research at UQ, and he has held a variety of roles. He has led many new teaching initiatives and been a key player in establishing UQ Chemical Engineering as a world leader in chemical engineering education innovation. He has started several commercial ventures and has been a Director of several companies. Paul co-founded UQ R!SK with his colleague Dr Maureen Hassall in 2015. UQ R!SK is an interdisciplinary initiative to deliver practical, evidence-based outcomes that help hazardous industries address current and future risk challenges. The vision for UQ R!SK is to be a world leader in developing practical and innovative, human-centred operational risk management approaches that deliver real improvements in performance and sustainable competitiveness for hazardous industries.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, The University of Queensland, AustraliaRead Fundamentals of Risk Management for Process Industry Engineers on ScienceDirect