Evaluating Process Safety in the Chemical Industry: A User's Guide to Quantitative Risk Analysis [Hardcover]

Quantitative Risk Analysis is a powerful tool used to help manage risk and improve safety. When used appropriately, it provides a rational basis for evaluating process safety and comparing alternative safety improvements. This guide, an update of an earlier American Chemistry Council (ACC) publication utilizing the hands-on experience of CPI risk assessment practitioners and safety professionals involved with the CCPS and ACC, explains how managers and users can make better-informed decisions about QRA, and how plant engineers and process designers can better understand, interpret and use the results of a QRA in their plant.List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Executive Summary.

Advice for the Reader.

Acronyms.

Glossary.

Chapter 1. Introduction.

1.1. Background.

1.2. The Process of Risk Analysis.

1.3. Definition of QRA.

1.4. Misconceptions About QRA.

Chapter 2. Deciding? Whether to Use QRA.

2.1. Some Reasons for Considering QRA.

2.2. Types of Information Available From Risk Studies.

2.3. Criteria for Electing to Use QRA.

Chapter 3. Management Use of QRA.

3.1. Chartering the Analysis.

3.1.1. Study Objective.

3.1.2. Scope.

3.1.3. Technical Approach.

3.1.4. Resources.

3.2. Selecting QRA Techniques.

3.2.1. Hazard Identification.

3.2.2. Consequence Analysis.

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