Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures

Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures, 3rd Edition keeps process engineers updated on the effective methodologies that process safety demands. Almost 200 pages of worked examples are included to facilitate understanding. References for further reading, along with charts and diagrams that reflect the latest views and information, make this a completely accessible work. The revised and updated edition includes information not included in previous editions giving a comprehensive overview of this topic area.

Acknowledgements xi List of Tables xiii List of Figures xvii Abbreviations and Acronyms xix Glossary xxi Part I: Hazard Evaluation Procedures Preface 3 Management Overview 11 1 Introduction to the Guidelines 15 2 Preparation for Hazard Evaluations 35 3 Hazard Identification Methods 51 4 Non- Scenario-Based Hazard Evaluation Procedures 71 5 Scenario- Based Hazard Evaluation Procedures 99 6 Selection of Hazard Evaluation Techniques 175 7 Risk- Based Determination of the Adequacy of Safeguards 211 8 Analysis Follow- Up Considerations 233 9 Extensions and Special Applications 257 Part II: Worked Examples and Appendices Preface to the Worked Examples 297 Management Overview of the Worked Examples 299 10 Introduction to the Worked Examples 301 11 Description of the Example Facility and Process 305 12 Hazard Identification for the Example Process 309 13 Research and Development- What- If Analysis 315 14 Conceptual Design- Preliminary Hazard Analysis 327 15 Pilot Plant Operation- HAZOP Study 339 16 Detailed Engineering- Fault Tree and Event Tree Analysis 365 17 Construction/ Start-Up - Checklist Analysis and Safety Review 379 18 Routine Operation - Safety Review for Management of Change 389 19 Routine Operation - HAZOP Study for Cyclic Review 395 20 Plant Expansion- Relative Ranking and HAZOP for a Batch Process 409 21 Incident Investigation- FMEA and HRA 435 22 Decommissioning - What- If/ Checklist Analysis 451 Appendices 462 Selected Bibliography 535 Index 537