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Author : Keith Maurice Lapeyrouse
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Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (132 download)
Download or read book An Analysis of Major Chemical Accident Reporting in the United States written by Keith Maurice Lapeyrouse and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Rating : 4.2/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Accident Analysis Benchmarking Exercise written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning lessons from accidents is a fundamental principle in preventing technological accidents and mitigating their effects. In 1982, recognising the paramount importance of this principle, the first EU Seveso Directive created a mechanism for sharing of lessons learned from chemical accidents among Member States by establishing the Major Accident Reporting System (MARS) managed by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). Through MARS (now called eMARS), EU competent authorities provide information on the sequence of events leading to a chemical accident, so that authorities and operators around the EU, and even the world, can learn from the event. The lessons learned are extracted from a report generated by (what should be) a thorough and systemic investigation to identify direct causes and underlying factors. Chemical accidents tend to have complex causality such that investigation and analysis requires a methodical approach to sort through causality that has several dimensions and interlinkages. Therefore, choosing an accident analysis methodology, or methodologies, to use in the investigation is fundamental to obtaining reliable and useful results. This decision requires understanding the strengths and weaknesses of various methodologies and selecting the optimal tool or tools, given the objectives of the investigation, the nature of the accident, and the limits of available resources. To help provide support to such decisions, and with the view to improving reports of major accidents in eMARS, the JRC organised the Accident Analysis Benchmarking Exercise (AABE) with volunteers from a cross-section of competent authorities, researchers, and industry experts to explore a number of accident analysis methods and compare their usefulness in revealing direct and underlying causes from selected chemical accidents. The objective of the first part of the AABE was to compare the results produced by application of different methods to analyse a defined set of accidents and evaluate the use of the methods against agreed criteria. The second phase of the exercise was intended to use the experiences of the analysts in this process to create a tool that might be support a wide range of experts, who are expert in process safety but not necessarily in accident analysis methods, to produce or review accident investigation reports. This document summarises the activities and results of the first phase of this project and the direction proposed by the group for the second phase.
Author : Douglas A. Wiegmann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351962353
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book A Human Error Approach to Aviation Accident Analysis written by Douglas A. Wiegmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human error is implicated in nearly all aviation accidents, yet most investigation and prevention programs are not designed around any theoretical framework of human error. Appropriate for all levels of expertise, the book provides the knowledge and tools required to conduct a human error analysis of accidents, regardless of operational setting (i.e. military, commercial, or general aviation). The book contains a complete description of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), which incorporates James Reason's model of latent and active failures as a foundation. Widely disseminated among military and civilian organizations, HFACS encompasses all aspects of human error, including the conditions of operators and elements of supervisory and organizational failure. It attracts a very broad readership. Specifically, the book serves as the main textbook for a course in aviation accident investigation taught by one of the authors at the University of Illinois. This book will also be used in courses designed for military safety officers and flight surgeons in the U.S. Navy, Army and the Canadian Defense Force, who currently utilize the HFACS system during aviation accident investigations. Additionally, the book has been incorporated into the popular workshop on accident analysis and prevention provided by the authors at several professional conferences world-wide. The book is also targeted for students attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University which has satellite campuses throughout the world and offers a course in human factors accident investigation for many of its majors. In addition, the book will be incorporated into courses offered by Transportation Safety International and the Southern California Safety Institute. Finally, this book serves as an excellent reference guide for many safety professionals and investigators already in the field.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee
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Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Accident Reporting written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : U. S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500501990
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Explosion and Fire written by U. S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation report examines an explosion and fire that occurred on October 13, 2002, at the First Chemical Corporation facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The decomposition of mononitrotoluene inside a distillation column resulted in a runaway reaction and explosion, with potentially catastrophic offsite conse- quences. This report identifies the root and contributing causes of the incident and makes recommendations on evaluating reactive hazards, applying lessons learned, layers of protection, work prac- tices, facility siting, and community notification. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent Federal agency whose mission is to ensure the safety of workers, the public, and the environment by investigating and preventing chemical incidents. CSB is a scientific investigative organi- zation; it is not an enforcement or regulatory body. Established by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, CSB is responsible for determining the root and contributing causes of accidents, issuing safety recommendations, studying chemical safety issues, and evaluating the effectiveness of other government agencies involved in chemical safety. No part of the conclusions, findings, or recommendations of CSB relating to any chemical incident may be admitted as evidence or used in any action or suit for damages arising out of any matter men- tioned in an investigation report (see 42 U.S.C. § 7412 [r][6][G]). CSB makes public its actions and decisions through investigation reports, summary reports, safety bulletins, case studies, incident digests, special technical publications, and statistical reviews. More information about CSB may be found at www.csb.gov.
Author : CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780470925140
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Continuous Monitoring for Hazardous Material Releases written by CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether occurring accidentally or through acts of terrorism, catastrophic chemical releases must be identified early in order to mitigate their consequences. Continuous sensor monitoring can detect catastrophic chemical releases early enough to curb extreme amounts of damage. In several notable instances, such monitors have not been used appropriately, or have fallen short of what they should have been capable of delivering. This book provides the technical background and guidance needed to get the most from this emerging technique and details the essentials of preparing any workplace from falling victim to a gas-leak catastrophe.
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (961 download)
Download or read book Chemical Accident Safety written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : U. S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500502713
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Chemical Waste Mixing Incident written by U. S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation report examines a chemical waste-mixing incident that occurred on April 25, 2002, at the Kaltech Industries Group, Inc., sign manufacturing facility in the Chelsea district of New York City. An explosion and fire in a confined basement workspace in a mixed-occupancy building injured several employees, members of the public, and six firefighters. This report identifies the root and contributing causes of the incident and makes recommendations on hazard communication, hazardous waste handling, and municipal oversight. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent Federal agency whose mission is to ensure the safety of workers, the public, and the environment by investigating and preventing chemical incidents. CSB is a scientific investigative organi- zation; it is not an enforcement or regulatory body. Established by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, CSB is responsible for determining the root and contributing causes of accidents, issuing safety recommendations, studying chemical safety issues, and evaluating the effectiveness of other government agencies involved in chemical safety. No part of the conclusions, findings, or recommendations of CSB relating to any chemical incident may be admitted as evidence or used in any action or suit for damages arising out of any matter mentioned in an investigation report (see 42 U.S.C. § 7412 [r][6][G]). CSB makes public its actions and decisions through investigation reports, summary reports, safety bulletins, safety recom- mendations, case studies, incident digests, special technical publica- tions, and statistical reviews. More information about CSB may be found at www.csb.gov.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264221735
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)
Download or read book Series on Chemical Accidents Guidance on Developing Safety Performance Indicators For Public Authorities and Communities/Public written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Document was designed to serve as a tool to assist industrial enterprises, public authorities, and communities near hazardous installations world-wide develop and implement a means to assess the success of their chemical safety activities.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309097215
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-07-21 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chemical sector is a key part of the national economy and has been designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as one of 17 sectors comprising the nation's Critical Infrastructure. Although its products represent only 2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, those products underpin most other manufactured goods. To assist DHS in characterizing and mitigating the vulnerabilities faced by the nation from the chemical industry, this study examines classes of chemicals and chemical processes that are critical to the nation's security, economy, and health. It identifies vulnerabilities and points of weakness in the supply chain for these chemicals and chemical processes; assesses the likely impact of a significant disruption in the supply chain; identifies actions to help prevent disruption in the supply chain and mitigate loss and injury should such disruption occur; identifies incentives and disincentives to preventative and mitigating actions; and recommends areas of scientific, engineering, and economic research and development. The report concludes that the consequences of a deliberate attack on the chemical infrastructure would be expected to be similar in nature to the accidents we have already experienced. Under limited circumstances, such an attack could cause catastrophic casualties and loss of life, but it would take several simultaneous events to cause catastrophic economic consequences. Poor communication could amplify societal response. Overall, the recommendations in this report emphasize the benefit of investments to improve emergency preparedness for and response to chemical events. They also highlight the potential to minimize the physical hazards through development of cost-effective, safer processes that reduce the volume, toxicity, or hazardous conditions under which chemicals are processed.
Author : CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470938021
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Guidelines for Technical Planning for On-Site Emergencies written by CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prevention, preparedness, response and recovery--the key components of emergency planning--form the major sections of this work. The book first describes PSM (Process Safety Management) as the key to prevention, then goes on to consider the main features of a preparedness program, including recognizing credible incidents, planning practical strategy to deal with these incidents, selecting necessary physical support systems and equipment, and developing a complete emergency response plan. The Response section presents the functions implemented during an actual emergency and concludes with a section on managing cleanup and restoration of operations. The many tables and figures include Sample Incident Command System Plans for both large and small organizations, OSHA and EPA regulations affecting planning, sample Fire Emergency Action Levels, HAZMAT Responder Levels, and OSHA Emergency Training Requirements.
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Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (684 download)
Download or read book Analysis of Accident Sequences and Source Terms at Treatment and Storage Facilities for Waste Generated by US Department of Energy Waste Management Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents the methodology, computational framework, and results of facility accident analyses performed for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (WM PEIS). The accident sequences potentially important to human health risk are specified, their frequencies assessed, and the resultant radiological and chemical source terms evaluated. A personal-computer-based computational framework and database have been developed that provide these results as input to the WM PEIS for the calculation of human health risk impacts. The WM PEIS addresses management of five waste streams in the DOE complex: low-level waste (LLW), hazardous waste (HW), high-level waste (HLW), low-level mixed waste (LLMW), and transuranic waste (TRUW). Currently projected waste generation rates, storage inventories, and treatment process throughputs have been calculated for each of the waste streams. This report summarizes the accident analyses and aggregates the key results for each of the waste streams. Source terms are estimated, and results are presented for each of the major DOE sites and facilities by WM PEIS alternative for each waste stream. Key assumptions in the development of the source terms are identified. The appendices identify the potential atmospheric release of each toxic chemical or radionuclide for each accident scenario studied. They also discuss specific accident analysis data and guidance used or consulted in this report.
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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080962319
Total Pages : 3685 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)
Download or read book written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on with total page 3685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111820963X
Total Pages : 759 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)
Download or read book Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety written by CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety provides guidelines for industries that manufacture, consume, or handle chemicals, by focusing on new ways to design, correct, or improve process safety management practices. This new framework for thinking about process safety builds upon the original process safety management ideas published in the early 1990s, integrates industry lessons learned over the intervening years, utilizes applicable "total quality" principles (i.e., plan, do, check, act), and organizes it in a way that will be useful to all organizations - even those with relatively lower hazard activities - throughout the life-cycle of a company.
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Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Analysis of Accident Sequences and Source Terms at Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities for Waste Generated by U.S. Department of Energy Waste Management Operations, Volume 3 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains the Appendices for the Analysis of Accident Sequences and Source Terms at Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities for Waste Generated by the U.S. Department of Energy Waste Management Operations. The main report documents the methodology, computational framework, and results of facility accident analyses performed as a part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (WM PEIS). The accident sequences potentially important to human health risk are specified, their frequencies are assessed, and the resultant radiological and chemical source terms are evaluated. A personal computer-based computational framework and database have been developed that provide these results as input to the WM PEIS for calculation of human health risk impacts. This report summarizes the accident analyses and aggregates the key results for each of the waste streams. Source terms are estimated and results are presented for each of the major DOE sites and facilities by WM PEIS alternative for each waste stream. The appendices identify the potential atmospheric release of each toxic chemical or radionuclide for each accident scenario studied. They also provide discussion of specific accident analysis data and guidance used or consulted in this report.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Analysis of Accident Sequences and Source Terms at Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities for Waste Generated by U.S. Department of Energy Waste Management Operations, Volume 1 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents the methodology, computational framework, and results of facility accident analyses performed for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (WM PEIS). The accident sequences potentially important to human health risk are specified, their frequencies are assessed, and the resultant radiological and chemical source terms are evaluated. A personal computer-based computational framework and database have been developed that provide these results as input to the WM PEIS for calculation of human health risk impacts. The methodology is in compliance with the most recent guidance from DOE. It considers the spectrum of accident sequences that could occur in activities covered by the WM PEIS and uses a graded approach emphasizing the risk-dominant scenarios to facilitate discrimination among the various WM PEIS alternatives. Although it allows reasonable estimates of the risk impacts associated with each alternative, the main goal of the accident analysis methodology is to allow reliable estimates of the relative risks among the alternatives. The WM PEIS addresses management of five waste streams in the DOE complex: low-level waste (LLW), hazardous waste (HW), high-level waste (HLW), low-level mixed waste (LLMW), and transuranic waste (TRUW). Currently projected waste generation rates, storage inventories, and treatment process throughputs have been calculated for each of the waste streams. This report summarizes the accident analyses and aggregates the key results for each of the waste streams. Source terms are estimated and results are presented for each of the major DOE sites and facilities by WM PEIS alternative for each waste stream. The appendices identify the potential atmospheric release of each toxic chemical or radionuclide for each accident scenario studied. They also provide discussion of specific accident analysis data and guidance used or consulted in this report.
Author : National Response Center (U.S.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book National Response Center written by National Response Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
