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OverviewThis interesting book offers an analysis of man-made catastrophes and asks why they continue to occur. 87 catastrophes or near-catastrophes, including high profile cases such as the Bhopal gas disaster, Grenfell Tower, Shoreham Air Show crash, Brumadinho dam collapse and Fukushima Daiichi, are described together with the reasons why they occurred and why over 50 different safety management approaches and techniques failed to prevent them. Featuring 63 eye opening stories from the author’s own personal experience and over 200 pitfalls in safety management approaches, this title is illustrated by 24 hypothetical cases in which the reader is asked to consider the approach they would take. Safety management techniques discussed include operating practices, personnel selection and emergency response. Safety management approaches including safety governance in organisations, along with the role of government and local authorities using the instruments of the law are extensively discussed. The work concludes with imaginative and creative ways forward with the aim to make considerable progress and to potentially eliminate man-made catastrophes for good. This title will be an ideal read for safety managers and engineers, community leaders in civic duties or labour union roles and professionals tasked with stopping and mitigating the impacts of man-made catastrophes, along with non-technical readers who are curious and concerned. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Trevor J. HughesPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Weight: 0.966kg ISBN: 9781032210292ISBN 10: 103221029 Pages: 584 Publication Date: 19 December 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTrevor John Hughes has 50 years of experience in the chemical and oil industries, working in various roles including process engineer, plant manager and site director. For 28 years he had direct supervisory and management responsibility for several manufacturing facilities in the U.K.. This was followed by 14 years as a consultant, primarily in process safety, working in offshore in the North Sea, and then on assignment in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. For the last eight years he has worked primarily as an insurance risk engineer in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Romania, most Western European countries and the U.S.A. He has graduate and post-graduate qualifications in both Chemical Engineering, and Health and Safety Management. Trevor has had a lifelong interest in the concept of risk. Currently he is an active Professional Process Safety Engineer. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |