Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

While there are many resources available on fire protection and prevention in chemical petrochemical and petroleum plants--this is the first book that pulls them all together in one comprehensive resource. This book provides the tools to develop, implement, and integrate a fire protection program into a company or facility's Risk Management System. This definitive volume is a must-read for loss prevention managers, site managers, project managers, engineers and EHS professionals.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Scope
• 1.2 Who Will Benefit from This Guideline?
• 1.2.1 What Is Fire Protection?
• 1.2.2 Examples
• 1.3 Relation to Other CCPS Guidelines and Resources
• Chapter 2 Management Overview
• 2.1 Management Commitment
• 2.2 Integration with Other Management Systems
• 2.3 Balancing Protection
• 2.4 Cost-Benefit
• Chapter 3 Fire Protection Strategy
• 3.1 Key Factors in a Fire Protection Strategy
• 3.1.1 Acceptable Loss
• 3.1.2 Cost of Fires
• 3.1.3 Insurance Coverage
• 3.1.4 Installed Systems versus Emergency Response
• 3.1.5 Prescriptive versus Performance-Based Design
• 3.2 Developing a Fire Protection Strategy
• 3.3 Integration with Other Management Systems
• 3.4 Integration with the Lifecycle of a Facility
• 3.4.1 Design
• 3.4.2 Construction and Commissioning
• 3.4.3 Operations
• 3.4.4 Decommissioning
• Chapter 4 Overview of Fire Prevention Elements
• 4.1 Audit Program
• 4.1.1 The Audit Process
• 4.1.2 Qualifications and Staffing
• 4.1.3 Frequency of Audits
• 4.1.4 Application to Fire Protection
• 4.2 Layout and Spacing
• 4.3 Control of Ignition Sources
• 4.3.1 Electrical Area Classification
• 4.3.2 Personal Ignition Sources
• 4.3.3 Hot Work
• 4.3.4 Static Electricity
• 4.4 Employee Training
• 4.5 Housekeeping
• 4.5.1 Housekeeping Program
• 4.5.2 Process Area Housekeeping
• 4.5.3 Dust Control
• 4.5.4 Inappropriate Storage and Handling
• 4.5.5 Housekeeping and Equipment
• 4.5.6 Cleaning Materials
• 4.6 Incident Investigation
• 4.6.1 Incident Investigation Process
• 4.6.2 Application to Fire Prevention
• 4.7 Inherently Safer Design
• 4.8 Plant Maintenance
• 4.8.1 Poor Maintenance
• 4.8.2 Good Maintenance Program Elements
• 4.9 Management of Change
• 4.9.1 Personnel Changes
• 4.9.2 Process Changes
• 4.9.3 Maintenance Turnarounds
• 4.10 Material Hazards
• 4.10.1 Materials Hazard Evaluation Program
• 4.10.2 Material Safety Data Sheets
• 4.11 Alarm and Surveillance
• 4.11.1 Security
• Chapter 5 Fire Hazard Analysis
• 5.1 Hazardous Chemicals and Processes
• 5.2 Recognize What You Want to Understand
• 5.3 Identification of Inventories
• 5.4 Define Fire Scenarios
• 5.5 Calculate Potential Fire Hazard
• 5.5.1 Ignition and Combustion
• 5.5.2 Heat Transfer
• 5.5.3 Fire Growth and Heat Release
• 5.5.4 Solid Materials
• 5.5.5 Enclosure Effects
• 5.6 Flash Fires
• 5.7 Fireballs
• 5.8 Liquid or pool Fires
• 5.8.1 Release Rate
• 5.8.2 Pool Size
• 5.8.3 Flame Height
• 5.8.4 Duration of Burning Pools
• 5.8.5 Heat Transfer
• 5.8.6 Convective Heat Transfer above the Plume
• 5.9 Gas and Jet Fires
• 5.9.1 Estimating Discharge rates
• 5.9.2 Jet Flame Size
• 5.9.3 Heat Transfer
• 5.9.4 Radiative Exposure
• 5.10 Solid Fires
• 5.11 Fire Impact to Personnel, Structures, and Equipment
• 5.11.1 Impact to Personnel
• 5.11.2 Impact to Structures
• 5.11.3 Thermal and Nonthermal Impact on Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• 5.11.4 Impact on the Environment
• 5.12 Examples
• 5.12.1 Example-Warehouse Pool Fire (Indoor) 5.12

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