New Book: What Went Wrong?, 5th Edition Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided
“What Went Wrong? Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided?” has revolutionized the way industry views safety.
The new edition by Trevor Kletz continues and extends the wisdom, innovations and strategies of previous editions, by introducing new material on recent incidents, and adding an extensive new section that shows how many accidents occur through simple miscommunications within the organization, and how straightforward changes in design can often remove or reduce opportunities for human errors.
Kletz’ approach to learning as deeply as possible from previous experiences is made yet more valuable in this new edition, which for the first time brings together the approaches and cases of “What Went Wrong”; with the managerially focused material previously published in “Still Going Wrong.”
Updated and supplemented with new cases and analysis, this fifth edition is the ultimate resource of experienced based analysis and guidance for the safety and loss prevention professionals.
Readership
Safety and loss prevention engineers and managers, process and plant designers, in all chemical, petroleum and process industry sectors
Contents
Part 1 – What Went Wrong? Learning From the Experiences of Others
Preparation for maintenance
Modifications
Accidents caused by human error
Labeling
Storage tanks
Stacks
Leaks
Liquefied flammable gases
Pipe and vessel failures
Other equipment
Entry to vessels
Hazards of common materials
Tank trucks and cars
Testing of trips and other protective systems
Static electricity
Materials of construction
Operating methods
Reverse flow and other unforeseen deviations
I didn’t know that
Problems with computer control
Inherently safer design
Reactions-planned and unplanned
Part 2 – How Could Disasters Have Been Avoided?
Maintenance
Entry into confined spaces
Changes to processes and plants
Changes in organization
Changing procedures instead of designs
Materials of construction (including insulation) and corrosion
Operating methods
Explosions
Poor communication
Control
Leaks
Reactions – planned and unplanned
Both design and operations could have been better
Accidents in other industries
Accident investigation – Missed opportunities
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