Cover Image

What went wrong? [electronic resource] : case histories of process plant disasters / Trevor Kletz.

Show other versions (2)
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Knovel)
Main Author: Kletz, Trevor A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Elsevier, ©1999.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Chemical plants > Accidents.
Table of Contents:
  • Preparation for maintenance
  • Modifications
  • Accidents caused by human error
  • Labeling
  • Storage tanks
  • Stacks
  • Leaks
  • Liquefied flammable gases
  • Pipe and vessel failures
  • Other equipment
  • Entry to vessels
  • Hazards of common materials
  • Tank trucks and cars
  • Testing of trips and other protective systems
  • Static electricity
  • Materials of construction
  • Operating methods
  • Reverse flow and other unforeseen deviations
  • I didn't know that ...
  • Problems with computer control
  • Inherently safer design
  • Reactions
  • planned and unplanned.

Similar Items