| Document ID (ISN) | 67111 |
| CIS number |
96-1445 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-85295-366-6 |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Title |
Major hazards onshore and offshore II |
| Bibliographic information |
Institution of Chemical Engineers, Davis Building, 165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby CV21 3HQ, United Kingdom, 1995. xi, 645p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 80.00. |
| Abstract |
Proceedings of a symposium on major hazards onshore and offshore held in Manchester, United Kingdom, 24-26 October 1995. Papers cover the following topics: development of major hazards legislation in the United Kingdom and regulations concerning offshore installations; offshore safety management and perceptions and experiences of workers; gas dispersion and explosion modelling; prevention and consequence of fire and explosions; management of safety and human factors (emergency management, human factor studies, permit-to-work systems, risk-based safety management auditing); risk analysis and hazard assessment; emergency relief, blowdown and venting. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
safety engineering; offshore oil extraction; petroleum and natural gas industry; major hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
explosion venting; safety by design; United Kingdom; fire hazards; human factors; explosions; vapour clouds; computer-assisted control; results of explosions; safety analysis; pressure limiting devices; hazard evaluation; emergency organization; plant safety organization; legislation; conference; role of management; permits-to-work; fire behaviour |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Major hazards
Petroleum and natural gas industry
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