
What Went Wrong?
Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided
Description
Key Features
- 20% new material and updating of existing content with parts A and B now combined
- Exposition of topical concepts including Natech events, process security, warning signs, and domino effects
- New case histories and lessons learned drawn from other industries and applications such as laboratories, pilot plants, bioprocess plants, and electronics manufacturing facilities
Readership
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. Case Histories and Their Use in Enhancing Process Safety Knowledge
2. Bhopal
3. Opportunities for ReflectionMAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
4. Maintenance: Preparation and Performance
5. Operating Methods
6. Entry to Vessels and Other Confined Spaces
7. Accidents Said to Be Due to Human Error
8. Labeling
9. Testing of Trips and Other Protective Systems
10. Opportunities for ReflectionEQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION
11. Storage Tanks
12. Stacks
13. Pipes and Vessels
14. Tank Trucks and Tank Cars
15. Other Equipment
16. Materials of Construction
17. Opportunities for ReflectionHAZARDS AND LOSS OF CONTAINMENT
18. Leaks
19. Liquefied Flammable Gases
20. Hazards of Common Materials
21. Static Electricity
22. Reactions – Planned and Unplanned
23. Explosions
24. Opportunities for ReflectionKNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNICATION
26. Poor Communication
27. Accidents in Other Industries
28. Accident Investigation – Missed Opportunities
29. Opportunities for ReflectionDESIGN AND MODIFICATIONS
30. Inherently Safer Design
31. Changing Procedures Instead of Designs
32. Both Design and Operations Could Have Been Better
33. Modifications: Changes to Equipment and Processes
34. Modifications: Changes in Organization
35. Reverse Flow, Other Unforeseen Deviations, and Hazop
36. Control
37. Opportunities for ReflectionCONCLUSION
38. An Accident That May Have Affected the Future of Process Safety
39. An Accident That Did Not Occur
40. Summary of Lessons LearnedAPPENDICES
1. Relative Frequencies of Incidents
2. Why Should We Publish Accident Reports?
3. Some Tips for Accident Investigators
4. Recommended Reading
5. Afterthoughts
Product details
- No. of pages: 840
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2019
- Published: June 6, 2019
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128105399
- eBook ISBN: 9780128105405
About the Authors
Trevor Kletz
Affiliations and Expertise
Paul Amyotte
