Towards Process Safety 4.0 in the Factory of the Future [Hardcover]

The rapid development of new technologies in the industry of the future implies a major evolution in the industrial safety measures needed to be met, such as societal requirements.

Towards Process Safety 4.0 in the Factory of the Future presents the concept of Safety 4.0 from the point of view of process safety, occupational safety and health, as well as systems cyber security. Numerous examples illustrate the different approaches of the identified methods and techniques of Safety 4.0. Their concepts, paradigms, structural bases, couplings, complexities and flaws are systematically analyzed. This comprehensive approach to Safety 4.0 is aimed at the wide variety of actors working in the industry of the future.

Foreword ix

Preface xi

List of Notations xv

Chapter 1 The Industrial Revolution 4.0 1

1.1. A history of industrial revolutions 1

1.2. Defining the factory of the future 3

1.3. Technology used in Industry 4.0 3

1.3.1. Disruptive technology 4

1.3.2. Technologies used for communication and interconnection 5

1.3.3. Data management technology 7

1.4. Attempts at structuring technologies 11

1.5. Conclusion 14

Chapter 2 The Concept of Safety 4.0 15

2.1. Context and definition 15

2.2. The history of the evolution of safety 16

2.3. Safety framework 18

Chapter 3 Occupational Safety and Health 21

3.1. Impact of Industry 4.0 work conditions 21

3.2. Definitions 23

3.3. OSH versus process safety 23

3.4. OSH assessment of occupational hazards 24

3.4.1. Regulations, norms and unilój