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.

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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