| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction to process safety management in a practical context / Ahmed Khalil Ebrahim and Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi -- Introduction to human factors and the human element / Ian Randle -- Leadership and process safety management / Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi -- The awareness of risk, complacency, and the normalization of deviance / Ronald W. McLeod -- Competence assurance and organizational learning / Janette Edmonds -- Integration of human factors in hazard identification and risk assessment / Hari Kumar Polavarapu -- Inherent safety impact in complying process safety regulations and reducing human error / Risza Rusli and Mardhati Zainal Abidin -- Asset and mechanical integrity management / Hirak Dutta -- Management of change Ram K. Goyal -- Management of risk through safe work practices / Chitram Lutchman and Ramakrishna Akula -- Process safety information, hazard control, and communication / Azmi Mohd Shariff and Muhammad Athar -- Prestart-up and shutdown safety reviews / Chitram Lutchman and Ramakrishna Akula -- Contractor management / Chitram Lutchman and Ramakrishna Akula -- Emergency response management and control / Ahmed Khalil Ebrahim -- Human performance within process safety management compliance assurance / Janette Edmonds -- Regulating PSM and the impact of effectiveness / Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi and Hirak Dutta -- Readying the organization for change : communication and alignment / Chitram Lutchman and Ramakrishna Akula -- Do we really learn from loss incidents? / Ram K. Goyal -- Gauging the effectiveness of implementation and measuring the performance of PSM activities / Mark Hodgkinson -- Human errors, organization culture, and leadership / Hirak Dutta |
| Summary |
Process Safety Management and Human Factors: A Practitioner's Experiential Approach addresses human factors in process safety management (PSM) from a reflective learning approach. The book is written by engineers and technical specialists who spent the last 15-20 years of their professional career looking at behavioral-based safety, human factor research, and safety culture development in organizations. It is a fundamental resource for operational, technical and safety managers in high-risk industries who need to focus on personal and occupational safety management to prevent safety accidents. Real-life examples illustrate how a good, effective understanding of human factors supports PSM and positive impacts on accident occurrence. Covers the evolution and background of process safety management Shows how to integrate and augment process safety management with operational excellence and health, safety and environment management systems Focuses on human factors in process safety management Includes many real-life case studies from the collective experience of the book's authors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Manufacturing processes -- Safety measures
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Manufacturing processes -- Human factors.
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Manufacturing processes -- Human factors
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Manufacturing processes -- Safety measures
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shihab Ghanem Al Hashemi, Waddah
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| ISBN |
0128181109 |
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9780128181102 |
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