Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control
Over the last three decades the process industries have grown very rapidly, with corresponding increases in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants have become larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas. Increased hazard of loss of lif...
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| Format: | Manuscript Book |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
2012
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| Edition: | Fourth Edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Over the last three decades the process industries have grown very rapidly, with corresponding increases in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants have become larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas. Increased hazard of loss of life or property is continually highlighted with incidents such as Flixborough, Bhopal, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Phillips 66 incident, and Piper Alpha to name but a few. |
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| Item Description: | Revision of: Loss prevention in the process industries/ Frank P. Lees. 2nd ed. 1996 |
| Physical Description: | 3 v., xli, 3642 pages illustrations, colours 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0123971896 9780123972101 (v.1) 9780123972118 (v.2) 9780123972125 (v.3) 9780123971890 (set) |
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