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Process safety analysis : an introduction / Bob Skelton.

By: Skelton, Bob.
Contributor(s): Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Rugby : Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1997Description: xii, 213 p : ill ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 085295378X; 9780852953785.Subject(s): Chemical industry -- Safety measures | Manufacturing processes -- Safety measures | Industrial safetyDDC classification: 660.2804
Contents:
Introduction -- The concept of risk -- Safety in design and operation -- Hazop -- Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) -- Basic quantitative risk assessment (QRA) -- Quantification of logic trees -- Consequence modelling -- Human factors -- Conclusions -- Problems.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This text, aimed at undergraduates, provides an introduction to process safety. It is intended to be of interest to a wide section of young engineers, but should also be a useful reference for professionals. Questions are included.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The concept of risk -- Safety in design and operation -- Hazop -- Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) -- Basic quantitative risk assessment (QRA) -- Quantification of logic trees -- Consequence modelling -- Human factors -- Conclusions -- Problems.

CIT Module CHEP 8007 - Core reading