Process Safety: An Engineering Discipline

Pol Hoorelbeke

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Process Safety

An Engineering Discipline

Pol Hoorelbeke

In the series De Gruyter Textbook

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110632132

Overview
Contents

About this book

The author describes the history of industrial safety and the emergence of process safety as an engineering discipline in the 20th century. The book sheds light on the difference between: employers and workers.

Occupational Health and Safety - an ethical and legal relationship between employers and workers.
Process Safety Management, an engineering discipline.

Author / Editor information

Dr. Pol Hoorelbeke has been with Total for 13 years and is Vice President Safety Division for Total Refining & Chemicals since 2012. He has been working in the field of industrial safety for more than 25 years and has given several lectures all over the world (USA, China, Europe, Middle East) over the past 10 years as part of his doctoral research. He holds a master degree in Engineering and Safety and a doctoral degree in Applied Science.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The run-up to the Industrial Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
3 Historical evolution of occupational health and safety in the nineteenth century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
4 Technological risks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
5 Process safety: an engineering discipline Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
6 Process safety risk-based management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
7 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Appendix I: SWIFT categories and questions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Chemical Engineers, Chemists, Students, Professionals in the chemical industry
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 346
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 23
- Coloured Illustrations: 57
- Tables: 61
- Coloured Tables: 1
Keywords: Arbeitssicherheit; Technischer Arbeitsschutz; Gefahrenschutz; Technische Chemie

eBook

Published: May 10, 2021
ISBN: 9783110632132

Paperback

Published: May 10, 2021
ISBN: 9783110632057