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Guidelines for Integrating Process Safety Management, Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality (Center for Chemical Process Safety
(CCPS).)
(December 1996)(Link)
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Inherently Safer Chemical Processes : A Life Cycle Approach (Center for Chemical Process Safety
(CCPS).)
by Daniel A. Crowl (Editor), Robert E. Bollinger (Editor), Amer Inst of Chemical Engineers
(February 1997) (Link)
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International Symposium and Workshop on Safe Chemical Process Automation
(AIChE Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS).) (February 1997) (Link)
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Pollution Prevention Via Process and Product Modifications (Aiche Symposium Series, No. 303, V. 90)
by Mahmoud El-Halwagi (Editor), Demetri P. Petrides (Editor) (December 1994) (Link)
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Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with Applications
by Daniel A. Crowl, Joseph F. Louvar
(December 20, 1989) (Link)
A resource text including the principles, guidelines, and
calculations necessary for the safe design and operation of
chemical plants. Numerous worked-out examples and exercises
illustrate the practical application of principles. The coverage
includes: fires and explosions; vessel overpressure protection;
hazards identification and risk assessment; source models; and
dispersion modeling. For beginning and more advanced practicing
engineers.
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Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories
by Roy E. Sanders
(December 31, 1998) (Link)
In this easy-to-understand book, the author, drawing on his many
years of practical experience, addresses the problems experienced
with management of change in chemical plants. He cites examples of
the consequences of the insufficient review of changes implemented
to solve one problem, which then create another. Many fundamentals
of process safety can be easily understood and appreciated using
Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories, which
provides a series of short, descriptive accidents complete with
supporting sketches and vivid photos. The book introduces the
subject of risk and addresses how risks are perceived. In
addition, there are practical sections on mechanical integrity,
management of change, and incident investigation programs, along
with a long list of helpful resources.
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Guidelines for Safe Process Operations and Maintenance
AIChE (March 1995) (Link)
Organized into ten chapters, this book provides a discussion of the roles of first- and second-line operations and maintenance supervisors through the various phases of the life cycle of a plant. Each of the remaining chapters treats one of the phases of the life cycle of a plant: design, construction, pre-startup and commissioning, startup, operation, maintenance, shutdown, decommissioning, and demolition. Each chapter provides guidance, tools, and checklists to assist supervisors in implementing and practicing of process safety program principles. Includes a substantial glossary and appendices.
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Handbook of Chemical Compound Data for Process Safety : Comprehensive Safety and Health-Related Data for Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals : selected
by Carl L. Yaws (Editor) (March 1997) (Link)
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Health, Safety, and Loss Prevention in the Oil, Chemical, and Process Industries
(August 1993) (Link)
Fifty-five papers from the February 1993 conference cover the full
purview of industrial health and safety from risk assessment and
safety management systems to fire and explosion and gas
dispersion. Other areas covered include environmental protection,
occupational health and safety, and education and training. Topics
of the three keynote addresses are process safety--new solutions
to old problems; cooperative environmentalism--a global
commitment; and corporate SHE policy and implementation of
international SHE standards.
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Process Industry Procedures and Training Manual
by James R. Sawers, Margaret M. R. Eastman, James R. Sawyers, Jamers R. Sawers
(March 1996) (Link)
For those responsible for plant management or for meeting job documentation requirements, provides information and strategies for complying with regulatory standards. Covers job documentation; installing the system; job analysis; training; standard operating procedures; general purpose documents; skill demonstrations; compliance verification; control room, maintenance, and clerical jobs; creating and tracking documents; and progress reports to management. Appendices provide forms, sample communications, resources lists, and information regarding computer file structure and document preparation.
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Process Plants: A Handbook of Inherently Safer Design
by Trevor A. Kletz
(August 1998) (Link)
Shows how chemical plants can withstand human error and equipment failures without serious effects of safety, output, or efficiency. Describes and illustrates with examples such methods as intensification, substitution, attenuation, and simplification.
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Safety in the Process Industries
by Ralph King (June 1994) (Link)
Examines the main hazards of process plants, and describes the causes of accidents and how they may be controlled at the source. Looks at disasters that occurred at Flixborough (1974), Bhopal (1985), and Pasadena (1989). Covers laws, codes, and standards; chemical, mechanical, and physical hazards; hazard control in design and maintenance; and management and production.
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Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes 1997, (3-Volume Set)
by Ron Patton (Editor), J. Chen (Editor), International Federation of automat
(April 1, 1998) (Link)
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Fundamentals of Process Safety by V. Marshall, S. Ruhemann (June 2000) (Link)
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Guidelines for Performance Measures for Continuous Improvement of Process Safety Management Systems
(December 2000) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Link)
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Guidelines for Process Safety in Batch Reaction Systems (September 1999)
Amer Inst of Chemical Engineers (Link)
A group of volunteer professionals representing major chemical, pharmaceutical, and hydrocarbon processing companies began working together in 1997 to describe the safe design and operation of batch reaction systems. They identify safety concerns unique to batch reaction systems; provide guidance by which engineers can identify issues in particular systems; offer a range of criteria and techniques for developing, designing, operating, and maintaining systems to reduce risk and ensure the safety of people, the environment, and property; and list sources of specific expertise and references.
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Guidelines for Process Safety in Outsourced Manufacturing Operations
(September 2000) Amer Inst of Chemical Engineers (Link)
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Practical Guide to Industrial Safety : Methods for Process Safety Professionals
by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff (October 2000) (Link)
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Process Safety Management, Risk Management Planning : Auditing Handbook : A Checklist Approach
by David M. Einolf, Luverna K. Menghini (November 1999) (Link)
A field guide to compliance with federal regulations that require safety auditing of hazardous materials. After an explanation of the standards of the Federal Code of Regulations and advice on how to answer questions formulated by the Occupational and Safety Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, auditing guidelines are set forth with an emphasis on documentation.
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SHE Management by
European Process Safety Centre (July 2000) (Link)
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Talks and Papers
Outlook for Human Factors and Impact on Inherent Safety for the Process
Industries (.PDF,
75K)
AcuTech's David Moore and David Garcia introduces the human factors
concept, describes how current regulations address it, and proposes a
strategy for better incorporating human factors into process safety
management and inherently safer design. Special attention is offered to
the recent Contra Costa County (east of San Francisco) ordinance as an
example of regulatory initiatives that address human factors in a more
substantive manner and the CMA document from which it draws much of its
material.
Process Safety Management in Canada
(.PDF, 306K)
by Brian Kelley, Syncrude Canada; Reprinted with permission
This article introduces the PSM concept and its benefits, and explains how
Canada has implemented process safety management as part of a cooperative
venture.
Larry Beck, OSHA's PSM Rule Revisited
(Engineer's Digest, 07/00) (link)
This article revisits the topic of how effective the PSM rule has been in
light of recent tragedies (e.g, The 2000 accident at a Texas Phillips
plant). It reviews the purpose of PSM, directs the reader to further
sources of information, and touches on the issue of human factors.
AcuTech, PSM's Problems and Lessons (10/00) (.PPT,
163K)
David Moore discusses the need for the industry to reflect on the success
of PSM implementation and to gauge what needs to be done for improving the
effort, particularly in human factors. Presentation Originally shared at
the API Safety Conference in Orlando, FL on October 30, 2000.
Decision-Time PSM: Process Safety is
Not an Afterthought (.PDF, 70K)
AcuTech's Daniel R. Kuespert wrote this article on the planning and
implementation necessary for a compliant process safety management
program.
Mark
Dreux, McDermott, Will & Emery, Managing an OSHA Inspection (.PDF,
19K)
Mark Dreux of McDermott, Will & Emery
describes OSHA's inspection authority, what to expect from an
inspection, and how to prepare for it.
AcuTech,
The
Use of a Ranking System and Protocol for Process Safety Management
Audits (.PDF,
25K)
AcuTech's Dave Moore introduces how PSM performance goals, an audit
protocol, and a ranking system may be used to create an effective PSM
management and auditing system.
AcuTech,
Managing
a Process Safety Management Inspection (.PDF,
38K)
Written in 1995, this paper directs the reader to resources that are
available to help companies understand their PSM responsibilities,
summarizes OSHA PSM citations, and lists typical inspection priorities
in ammonia refrigeration systems.
AcuTech,
The
Regulator's Use of Worst Case Scenario Data (.PDF,
71K)
This paper explains how worst case scenario data that was collected in
compliance with hazard assessment requirements in California, New
Jersey, and Delaware are useful for extrapolating how EPA will use
comparable data under RMP.
P.C. (Pat) Berwanger, P.E., PSM
Essentials: An Insider's View (link)
This article presents one person's view of how PSM and RMP
requirements will affect most petroleum and petrochemical facilities,
based on existing programs before the promulgation of these requirements.
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