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Author:   Kenneth Bloch (Senior HES Professional)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9780128037782

ISBN 10:   0128037784
Pages:   510
Publication Date:   26 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Process Reliability Chapter 1: Industrial Learning Processes Chapter 2: Equipment Reliability Principles Chapter 3: Incident Investigation Chapter 4: Role Statement Chapter 5: Spent Caustic Tank Explosion: A Case Study in Inherently Safer Design Part 2: Research and Development Chapter 6: Inventing Solutions Chapter 7: Product Manufacturing and Distribution Chapter 8: Process Selection Chapter 9: Industry Compliance Chapter 10: Production Commitments Part 3: Process Configuration Chapter 11: Licensing Chapter 12: Factory Construction Chapter 13: Process Hazard Awareness and Analysis Chapter 14: Commissioning Phase Chapter 15: Repeat Mechanical Seal Failures: A Case Study in Pump Reliability Improvement Part 4: Operations and Production Chapter 16: Management of Change Chapter 17: Process Isolation and Containment Chapter 18: Employee Participation Chapter 19: Compliance Audits Chapter 20: Process Optimization Chapter 21: Maintenance Failure Chapter 22: Human Error Part 5: Lessons Learned Chapter 23: Crude Unit Fire: A Case Study in Human Error Chapter 24: Reliability Commitment

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Kenneth P. Bloch is a Senior HES Professional who specializes in petrochemical industry incident investigation and failure analysis. His experience includes thirty years of downstream service in maintenance, PSM, technical, and operations roles. He speaks regularly at AFPM, API, and AIChE process safety symposiums about experiences that help prevent recurring process safety failures throughout the manufacturing industry. Mr. Bloch graduated with honors from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas with an Environmental Science Degree in 1988. Relevant publications include:• The Bhopal Disaster: understanding the impact of unreliable machinery, Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine, June 2012, pp 73-76• Update your reliability performance to meet process safety expectations, Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine, June 2011, pp 45-53• Process safety management lessons learned from a petroleum refinery spent caustic tank explosion, Process Safety Progress, December 2010, pp 332-339

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