Hazards XI : new directions in process safety : a three-day symposium.

EFCE event no. 446

EFCE publication no. 91

Includes bibliographies and index

An evaluation of chemically related disasters using the Bradford Disaster Scale; Lithuanian ammonia accident, March 20th 1989; An overview of the Shell fluoroaromatics plant explosion; Explosions in offshore modules; The assessment of major hazards: the lethal effects of a condensed phase explosion in a built-up area; Vapor cloud explosion blast modelling; Scaled experiments to study vapour cloud explosions; Prediction of aersol formation from the release of pressurized, superheated liquids to the atmosphere; Electrostatic hazards in the use of flexible intermediate bulk containers; Glandless pumps and valves - a technical update; Containment of explosive blast in a spherical vessel with nozzles; Immediate and underlying causes of vessel failures: implications for including management and organisational factors in quantified risk assessment; Research into the structural integrity of LNG tanks; Classification of energetic industrial chemicals for transport; A comparison of the explosion hazards associated with the transport of explosives and industrial chemicals with explosive properties; Inherently safer plants - recent progress; A chemical approach to inherent safety; The safe design of chemical plants with no need for pressure relief systems; Some considerations on the damage criteria and safety distances for industrial explosions; Use of acoustic emission in inspection investigations within ICI; Computers in chemical plant - a need for safety awareness; The application of total quality management to hazard studies and their recording; Hazcheck and the development of major incidents; A feasibility study into the use of expert systems for explosion relief vent design; The selection of trip system configuration; Risk assessment and control in biotechnology; Measuring and monitoring containment in bioprocess equipment; Process validation and safety and biotechnology; Regulatory oversight of the use of genetically modified organisms