Lees, Frank P.

Loss prevention in the process industries : hazard identification, assessment and control / Frank P. Lees. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996. - various pagings, [34] p : ill(some col.), maps ; 25 cm. + hbk.

Previous ed.: 1980.

Bibliography: p. 1-502.(v.3). - Includes indexes.

Vol. 1: Introduction -- Hazard, accident and loss -- Legislation and law -- Major hazard control -- Economics and insurance -- Management and management systems -- Reliability engineering -- Hazard Identification -- Hazard Assessment -- Plant siting and layout -- Process design -- Pressure system design -- Control system design -- Human factors and human error -- Emission and dispersion. Vol. 2: Fire -- Explosion -- Toxic release -- Plant commissioning and inspection -- Plant operation -- Plant maintenance and modification -- Storage -- Transport -- Emergency planning -- Personal safety -- Accident research -- Information feedback -- Safety systems -- Computer aids -- Artificial intelligence and expert systems. Vol. 3: Appendixes.

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