Computer Control & Human Error - Couverture rigide

Kletz, Trevor A.; Chung, Paul; Shen-Orr, Chaim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0852953623 ISBN 13 : 9780852953624

Editeur : The Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1995

Synopsis

Computer Control and Human Error Written by the author of "What Went Wrong?" and "An Engineer's View of Human Error", this book examines some of the unforeseen incidents which have occurred in computer-controlled systems, and suggests how such incidents can be made less likely in the future. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Kletz and his fellow specialist authors examine some of the unforeseen incidents which have occurred in computer-controlled process plants, and suggest how such incidents can be made less likely in the future. The text includes how HAZOP studies can be used to detect hazards in computer-controlled systems.

IChemE, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is the center for chemical, biochemical and process engineering professionals worldwide.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Trevor Kletz, OBE, D.Sc., F.Eng., a process safety consultant, has published more than a hundred papers and nine books on loss prevention and process safety, including most recently Lessons From Disaster: How Organizations Have No Memory and Accidents Recur and Computer Control and Human Error. His experience includes thirty-eight years with Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., where he served as a production manager and safety adviser in the petrochemical division, and membership in the department of chemical engineering at Loughborough University, Leicestershire, England. He is currently senior visiting research fellow at Loughborough University and an officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Institution of Chemical Engineers
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0852953623
• ISBN 13: 9780852953624
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible