HAZOP : guide to best practice : guidelines to best practice for the process and chemical industries.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-103) and index

Includes two fold-out sheets inside back cover

With input from individuals and companies from the European Process Safety Centre, the Chemical Industries Association and the Institution of Chemical Engineers, this guide describes and illustrates the HAZOP study method, showing the variety of uses and approaches that have been applied successfully, within the process industries. ICI developed the HAZOP study method in the 1960s and the CIA guide, published in 1977, encouraged its development. Since then it has become, for many, the primary technique for hazard identification in new designs, processes and operations. In addition, the HAZOP technique can be successfully applied to plant modification, pilot plant operations and hazardous laboratory operations as well as tasks such as commissioning, decommissioning, emergency operations and incident investigation. This guide serves to illustrate best practice within the process industries and is invaluable for those with responsibilities for safety management systems along with HAZOP study leaders, scribes and team members