Process Systems Risk Management

Process Systems Risk Management provides complete coverage of risk management concepts and applications for safe design and operation of industrial and other process facilities. The whole life cycle of the process or product is taken into account, from its conception to decommissioning.

The breadth of human factors in risk management is also treated, ranging from personnel and public safety to environmental impact and business interruption. This unique approach to process risk management is firmly grounded in systems engineering. Numerous examples are used to illustrate important concepts -drawn from almost 40 years authors’ experience in risk analysis, assessment and management, with applications in both on- and off-shore operations.

This book is essential reading on the relevant techniques to tackle risk management activities for small-, medium- and large-scale operations in the process industries. It is aimed at informing a wide audience of industrial risk management practitioners, including plant managers, engineers, health professionals, town planners, and administrators of regulatory agencies.

A computational perspective on the risk management of chemical processesA multifaceted approach that includes the technical, social, human and management factorsIncludes numerous examples and illustrations from real life incidents

1. Managing Risks from Process Systems
2. Risk – Estimation, Presentation and Perception
3. System Models for Risk Management
4. Identifying Hazards and Operational Problems
5. Analysing the Consequences of Incidents
6. Effect Models for Consequence Analysis
7. Vulnerability Models
8. Estimating the Likelihood of Incidents
9. Risk Estimation
10. Decision Making under Uncertainty
11. Process Safety Management Systems
12. Life Cycle Risk Management Tools
13. Management of Major Hazard Facilities
14. Auditing Process Safety Management Systems
15. Land Use Planning Risk Management