What Went Wrong?: Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters - Couverture rigide

Kletz, Trevor

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0884159205 ISBN 13 : 9780884159209

Editeur : Gulf Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Expert Trevor Kletz examines the causes and aftermaths of numerous plant disasters--almost every one of which could have been prevented. Case histories illustrate what went wrong, why it went wrong, and then guide you in how to circumvent similar tragedies.Learn from the mistakes of others. This invaluable and respected book examines the causes and aftermaths of numerous plant disasters - almost every one of which could have been prevented. Case histories illustrate what went wrong and why it went wrong, and then guide you in how to circumvent similar tragedies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Trevor Kletz, OBE, D.Sc., F.Eng. (1922-2013), was a process safety consultant, and 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. He worked thirty-eight years with Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., where he served as a production manager and safety adviser in the petrochemical division, also holding membership in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University, Leicestershire, England. He most recently served as senior visiting research fellow at Loughborough University, and adjunct professor at the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gulf Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0884159205
• ISBN 13: 9780884159209
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible