Safety in the Process Industries

Content: 
Related titles from Butterworth-Heinemann, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Page v
Preface, Pages vii-ix
Errata, Page x
Introduction, Pages 1-5
Chapter 1 - From past to present, Pages 6-26
Chapter 2 - Laws, codes and standards, Pages 27-48
Chapter 3 - Meanings and misconceptions, Pages 49-59
Chapter 4 - Flixborough and its lessons, Pages 60-74
Chapter 5 - Four other major accidents, Pages 75-100
Chapter 6 - Electrical and other physical hazards, Pages 101-122
Chapter 7 - Health hazards of industrial substances, Pages 123-155
Chapter 8 - Chemical reaction hazards, Pages 156-192
Chapter 9 - Explosion hazards of process materials, Pages 193-220
Chapter 10 - Flammability, fires and explosions involving air, Pages 221-250
Chapter 11 - Corrosion hazards and control, Pages 251-274
Chapter 12 - Fire and explosion hazard rating of process plant, Pages 275-304
Chapter 13 - Hardware hazards, Pages 305-335
Chapter 14 - Reliability and risk analysis, Pages 336-380
Chapter 15 - Active protective systems and instrumentation, Pages 381-428
Chapter 16 - Designing for safety, Pages 429-477
Chapter 17 - Maintenance and inspection, Pages 478-510
Chapter 18 - Safe work permits, Pages 511-534
Chapter 19 - Management for Health and Safety (HS), Pages 535-568
Chapter 20 - Plant commissioning, operation and emergency planning, Pages 569-596
Chapter 21 - Safety training for process workers, Pages 597-617
Chapter 22 - Personal protection in the working environment, Pages 618-650
Chapter 23 - Hazards in the transfer of technology (TT), Pages 651-669
Appendix A - Process industries in the UK and numbers employed, Pages 670-673
Appendix B - NFPA classification of hazardous materials, Pages 674-676
Appendix C - Material safety data sheets, Pages 677-678
Appendix D - Vapour cloud explosions up to 1983, Pages 679-683
Appendix E - Largest losses in the hydrocarbon/chemical industries 1958–1987, Pages 684-689
Appendix F - Some details given in the CPL regulations and Approved List, Pages 690-694
Appendix G - Some details of the COSHH regulations and Approved Codes of Practice, Pages 695-696
Appendix H - Important Codes of Practice and British Standards, Pages 697-699
Appendix J - Questionnaire for designers to ensure safe maintainability, Pages 700-703
Appendix K - Checklist to test the safety policy statement, Pages 704-708
Appendix L - Summary of incidents which have to be reported under RIDDOR, Pages 709-711
Appendix M - Sources of HS training and information (mainly UK), Pages 712-730
Appendix N - Standards (mainly British) relating to personal protective equipment and clothing, Pages 731-733
Appendix O - Factors to be considered in setting up industries and transferring technologies to tropical and sub-tropical regions, Page 734
Appendix P - Ergonomic and anthrometric factors to be considered in setting up industries and transferring technologies, Page 735
List of abbreviations, Pages 736-740
Index, Pages 741-762