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1999

CIS 99-2016 Cassidy K., Mendola A.A.
The Seveso II directive (96/82/EC) on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances
For the Council directive 96/82/EC, see CIS 97-1079. Topics: chemical industry; comment on directive; dangerous substances; emergency organization; European Communities; hazard evaluation; implementation of control measures; legislation; major hazards; responsibilities of employers; total loss control.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Mar. 1999, Vol.65, No.1-2, xi, 231p. (special issue). Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 99-1898 Galli E.
A sociological case study of occupational accidents in the Brazilian petrochemical industry
A case study of accidents occurring in a petrochemical plant located in South Eastern Brazil was based on comprehensive interviews with engineers and workers concerning major accidents. Information collected during the interviews highlighted the contrasts in how management and workers interpret industrial accidents. Some implications for actions are discussed. Topics: analysis of accident causes; Brazil; case study; causes of accidents; hazard evaluation; human factors; major hazards; petrochemical industry; plant safety organization; risk awareness; role of management; role of supervisory staff; social aspects; workers participation.
Accident Analysis and Prevention, July 1999, Vol.31, No.4, p.297-304. 23 ref.

CIS 99-2025
Health and Safety Executive
Major hazard sites and safety reports: What you need to know
Topics: chemical hazards; data sheet; emergency organization; enforcement; information dissemination; inspection; legislation; major hazards; neighbourhood protection; plant safety organization; responsibilities of employers; United Kingdom.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, Apr. 1999. 8p. 2 ref.

1998

CIS 01-854 Matz G.
Investigation of the practical requirements in analytical work performed in combating large chemical accidents
Untersuchung der Praxisanforderung an die Analytik bei der Bekämpfung grosser Chemieunfälle [in German]
This publication summarizes knowledge required by firefighters, police and technical services when dealing with major accidents involving dangerous chemicals. It includes toxicological data on chemicals, dispersion models, sampling, technical systems and instruments for analysis, measuring strategies and analytical methods. Detection capabilities, requirements for detection of substances and the design and function of instruments are discussed.
Bundesamt für Zivilschutz, Deutschherrenstrasse 93-95, 53177 Bonn, Germany, 1998. 187p. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 00-1711 King R., Hirst R.
King's Safety in the process industries
Topics: chemical hazards; chemical industry; containment of spills; containment; corrosion; dioxins; electricity; emergency organization; equipment layout; explosion hazards; explosives; fire hazards; flammable substances; fuels; harmful substances; hazard criteria; hazard evaluation; hazard identification; history; hydrocarbons; ILO; inspection; legal aspects; legislation; maintenance; major hazards; manuals; mechanical hazards; occupational safety; offshore oil extraction; personal protective equipment; pressure limiting devices; process engineering; role of management; role of supervisory staff; safety analysis; safety by design; safety training in industry; transfer of technology; United Kingdom.
Arnold, Hodder Headline Group, 38 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom, 2nd ed., 1998. xii, 661p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index.

CIS 00-379 Iparraguirre J.F., Rogard J., Dosne R.
Special pages: Internal emergency plan
Dossier: Plan d'opération interne [in French]
Topics: case study; chemical industry; dangerous substances; emergency organization; fire drills; fire exit drills; first-aid organization; food industry; France; legislation; major hazards; organization; petroleum refining; plant safety organization; toxic substances.
Face au risque, Sep. 1998, No.345, p.9-25. Illus. 3 ref.

CIS 00-26 Council Decision of 23 March 1998 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents [European Communities]
Décision du Conseil du 23 mars 1998 concernant la conclusion de la convention sur les effets transfrontières des accidents industriels [Communautés européennes] [in French]
The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (CIS 94-430) is annexed to the Decision. Topics: choice of location; dangerous substances; directive; emergency organization; European Communities; hazard evaluation; international agreements; list of chemical substances; major hazards; neighbourhood protection; notification of occupational accidents; pollution control; supply of information; UN.
Journal officiel des Communautés européennes - Official Journal of the European Communities, 3 Dec. 1998, Vol.41, No.L 326, p.1-33.
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/es/oj/dat/1998/l_326/l_32619981203es00010004.pdf [in Spanish]
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/1998/l_326/l_32619981203en00010004.pdf [in English]
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/fr/oj/dat/1998/l_326/l_32619981203fr00010004.pdf [in French]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/seveso/pdf/98685ec.pdf [in English]

CIS 00-152
Health and Safety Commission
The use of computers in safety-critical applications
Topics: aircraft industry; computer applications; computer-assisted control; human factors; major hazards; man-computer interfaces; nuclear power stations; rail transport; reliability; safety engineering; United Kingdom.
HSE Books, P.O.Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1998. xiv, 98p. Illus. 58 ref. Price: GBP 14.50.

CIS 99-1775 European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) and protocol of signature [United Nations]
This two-volume set comprises the 17 articles of the Agreement, the Protocol of signature, the annexes in the form in which they entered into force on 29 July 1968 and amendments up to 1 January 1999. Annex A covers the provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles and Annex B covers provisions concerning transport equipment and transport operations. Replaces the previous edition (CIS 96-409). Topics: dangerous substances; directive; drivers; European Communities; international agreements; labelling; list of chemical substances; loading and unloading; major hazards; packing, filling; road transport equipment; road transport; road vehicles; transport of materials; UN; warning notices.
United Nations, Publications and Sales, Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland, 1998. 2 vols. (xxix, 585p. + vii, 494p.). Illus.

CIS 99-1641 Britkov V., Sergeev G.
Risk management: Role of social factors in major industrial accidents
Societal factors play an important role in creating 'favourable' conditions for the occurrence of major industrial accidents. This general conclusion rests on the analyses of several serious accidents which took place in recent years, including the Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Bhopal tragedies. Main factors of a social nature, such as regulatory functions and mechanisms, legal aspects and economic considerations, and acting in conjunction with technological factors, create preconditions which make major industrial accidents possible. The situation in the industrial safety sphere in the former USSR and its successor, the Russian Federation, taken as a case study, demonstrates the validity of the points raised in the presentation and serves as a basis for several conclusions. The three major accidents amply demonstrate the importance of societal factors in the origin and development of human-made technological disasters. Topics: analysis of accident causes; disasters; human behaviour; human factors; human failure; legal aspects; major hazards; plant safety organization; Russian Federation; social aspects.
Safety Science, Oct.-Nov. 1998, Vol.30, No.1-2, p.173-181. 15 ref.

CIS 99-1484 Kennedy R., Kirwan B.
Development of a hazard and operability-based method for identifying safety management vulnerabilities in high risk systems
In recent years there has been widespread acknowledgement of the significance of managerial and organizational failures in the causation of accidents. The activities and processes involved in managing safety have come under increasing scrutiny via the development of approaches for safety management and safety culture assessment. It is argued, however, that current approaches do not fully or explicitly address how safety management systems will actually fail in practice. Therefore, the Safety Culture Hazard and Operability (SCHAZOP) approach is described as a means by which specific safety management vulnerabilities, and targeted resolution of such vulnerabilities, can be identified. The development of the method, examples of its application, and the way forward with this methodology are discussed. Topics: attitude towards accidents; description of technique; disasters; hazard evaluation; human behaviour; human factors; human failure; major hazards; management failure; plant safety organization; role of management; safety consciousness; safety training in industry.
Safety Science, Dec. 1998, Vol.30, No.3, p.249-274. Illus. 43 ref.

CIS 99-965 Merrifield R., Moreton P.A.
An examination of the major-accident record for explosives manufacturing and storage in the UK
Details were found of 79 major explosives events in the manufacture and storage of explosives during the period 1950-1997. Analysis of the accident record allowed major accident rates to be derived for a number of processes undertaken in the explosives industry. It is suggested that these rates might be used in quantitative risk assessments (QRA) of explosives manufacturing and storage plants. Following the adoption of new European regulations, QRA could now play a more active role in explosives safety in the United Kingdom. Topics: accident research; analysis of accident causes; European Communities; explosives industry; frequency rates; hazard evaluation; legislation; major hazards; safe distances; storage; United Kingdom.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Dec. 1998, Vol.63, No.2-3, p.107-118. Illus. 9 ref.

CIS 99-620 Gledhill J., Lines I.
Health and Safety Executive
Development of methods to assess the significance of domino effects from major hazard sites
Topics: choice of location; emergency exposure limits; explosion hazards; fire hazards; flame spread; flying particles; hazard criteria; hazard evaluation; literature survey; major hazards; neighbourhood protection; overpressure; radiant heat; report; results of explosions; safety by design; toxic substances; United Kingdom; vapour clouds.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1998. vii, 104p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: GBP 32.50.

CIS 99-19 Commission Decision of 26 June 1998 on... dispensations... on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances [European Communities]
Décision de la Commission du 26 juin 1998 concernant ... l'octroi de dispenses ... relative à la maîtrise des dangers liés aux accidents majeurs impliquant des substances dangereuses [Communautés européennes] [in French]
Commission Decision of 26 June 1998 concerning harmonized criteria for dispensations according to Article 9 of Council Directive 96/82/EC (CIS 97-1079) on the same subject. Topics: classification; dangerous substances; directive; European Communities; major hazards; notification of dangerous substances; safety and health organization.
Journal officiel des Communautés européennes - Official Journal of the European Communities, 8 July 1998, No.L 192, p.19-20.

CIS 99-265 Kletz T.
What went wrong? Case histories of process plant disasters
Topics: accident descriptions; analysis of accident causes; case study; causes of accidents; chemical industry; chemical reactions; chimneys; computer-assisted control; confined spaces; disasters; explosion hazards; flammable gases; hazard identification; human failure; leakage; liquefied gases; maintenance and repair; major hazards; material failure; occupational accidents; piping; plant and process modifications; pressure vessels; safety analysis; safety by design; safety checks; safety devices; static electricity; storage tanks; tank trucks.
Gulf Publishing Company, Book Division, P.O. Box 2608, Houston, TX 77252-2608, USA, 4th ed., 1998. xxiii, 408p. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 99-262 Dalzell G.
Piper Alpha - Ten years of learning
Topics: accident descriptions; emergency organization; explosion hazards; fire hazards; hazard evaluation; legislation; major hazards; offshore oil extraction; plant safety organization; safety by design; United Kingdom.
Fire Prevention, July-Aug. 1998, No.311, p.17-20. Illus. 14 ref.

CIS 98-1695 Whiteley B.
The protection racket
Designing and installing fire protection in high-hazard sites. Topics: dangerous substances; fire detection; fire fighting; fire protection; fixed extinguishing systems; hazard evaluation; major hazards; portable fire extinguishers; safety by design.
Fire Prevention, Apr. 1998, No.308, p.20-21. Illus.

CIS 98-1291
Health and Safety Executive
Assessment principles for offshore safety cases
Topics: assembly and disassembly; check lists; emergency organization; escape organization; hazard evaluation; implementation of control measures; legislation; major hazards; offshore oil extraction; plant safety organization; rescue organization; responsibilities of employers; role of management; safety by design; United Kingdom.
HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, July 1998. v, 42p. 21 ref. Price: GBP 9.95.

CIS 98-581 Smith D.
Paranoia is a healthy state of mind: Management process in systems failure
Topics: major hazards; management failure; role of management.
Safety and Health Practitioner, Feb. 1998, Vol.16, No.2, p.28-30. Illus. 15 ref.

CIS 98-401 Regulation of 8 January 1998 establishing a tripartite commission to study ILO Convention 174 and Recommendation 181 concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents with a view to ratification [Brazil]
Portaria N° 11 de 8 de Janeiro de 1998 - Comissão Tripartite para efetuar a análise da Convenção n°174 e da Recomendação n°181 da OIT [in Portuguese]
Topics: Brazil; consultations; international agreements; law; major hazards; occupational accidents; occupational safety; safety and health organization; standard; workers participation.
Diário Oficial, 9 Jan. 1998, No.6, p.149-150.

CIS 98-875 Lines I.G.
Health and Safety Executive
The implications of major hazard sites in close proximity to major transport routes
Topics: air transport; chemical hazards; choice of location; explosion hazards; fire hazards; hazard criteria; hazard evaluation; major hazards; neighbourhood protection; rail transport; report; road transport; United Kingdom.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1998. vi, 97p. Illus. 57 ref. Price: GBP 32.50.

CIS 98-869 Mansot J.
Survey of accidents in 1997
Les accidents de l'année 1997 [in French]
Topics: analysis of accident causes; causes of accidents; chemical reactions; explosion hazards; fire hazards; France; list; major hazards; poisoning; storage tanks.
Face au risque, June-July 1998, No.344, p.6-12.

1997

CIS 05-418 Sairanen R.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Severe accident assessment - Results of the reactor safety research project VHATI
This report provides a summary of the nuclear reactor safety research project "Severe Accident Management" conducted at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) in 1994-96. The project was divided into five work packages: thermal hydraulic validation of the Advanced Process Simulation Environment (APROS) code; core melt progression within a boiling water reactor (BWR) pressure vessel; failure mode of the BWR pressure vessel; aerosol behaviour experiments; development of a computerized severe accident training tool.
VTT Information Service, P.O.Box 2000, 02044 VTT, Finland, 1997. 93p. Illus. 74 ref. Price: EUR 43.00 (+ 8% VAT).

CIS 05-189 Prevention of major industrial accidents. Code of practice
Man' al?ḥawādi@?t al?ṣanā⁽iya al?kubrā [in Arabic]
Arabic version of the ILO code of practice on the prevention of major industrial accidents (see CIS 91-972). Contents: general provisions; components of a major hazard control system; general duties; prerequisites for a major hazard control system; analysis of hazards and risks; control of the causes of major industrial accidents; safe operation of major hazard installations; emergency planning; installations; siting and land-use planning; reporting to competent authorities; implementation of a major hazard control system. Annexes: use of consultancy services and publications on the control of major hazards.
ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 1997. xiv, 108p. Index. Price: CHF 20.00.

CIS 01-213 Tamborero del Pino J.M.
Preventive maintenance of hazardous installations
Mantenimiento preventivo de las instalaciones peligrosas [in Spanish]
Topics: data sheet; design of equipment; major hazards; occupational safety; preventive maintenance; safety checks; Spain.
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1997. 6p. Illus. 7 ref.

CIS 00-1713 Rius Sabador B.
Component failures: Valves
Fallo de componentes: válvulas [in Spanish]
Topics: corrosion; data sheet; leakage; major hazards; pipes and fittings; reliability; safety checks; Spain; valves.
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1997. 8p. 7 ref.

CIS 99-2000 Leichnitz K.
Analysis of dangerous substances
Gefahrstoff-Analytik [in German]
Update (41st) to the loose-leaf collection of methods for monitoring compliance with exposure limits and anti-pollution laws, and for analysis of process gases, abstracted under CIS 90-955. This issue includes: an updated list of standards, technical reports and draft standards under the responsibility of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 146 on Air Quality; an updated summary of selected guidelines and analytical methods of the German Engineers' Association (VDI); the latest version of the Federal Exposure Protection Law (Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz) with updates of derived ordinances; the Third General Administrative Rule for the Major Hazard Ordinance (Störfall-Verordnung). Topics: approval; atmospheric pollution; chemical safety; compendium; dangerous substances; data sheet; determination in air; directive; exhaust gases; Germany; ISO; law; legislation; major hazards; manuals; neighbourhood protection; threshold limit values.
Ecomed Verlagsgesellschaft AG & Co. KG, Rudolf-Diesel-Str. 3, 86899 Landsberg/Lech, Germany, 41. Ergänzungslieferung, May 1997. 268p. Bibl.ref.

CIS 99-2023 Hale A., Wilpert B., Freitag M.
After the event - From accident to organisational learning
Topics: accident investigation; aircraft; airports; analysis of accident causes; chemical hazards; chemical industry; major hazards; management failure; mathematical models; plant safety organization; rail transport; role of management; safety analysis.
Elsevier Science Limited, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom, 1997. viii, 250p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: NLG 169.00, USD 97.00. Index.

CIS 99-1642 EPA/OSHA joint chemical accident investigation report - Napp Technologies, Inc., Lodi, New Jersey
An explosion and fire took place at the Napp Technologies facility at Lodi, New Jersey, on April 21, 1995, resulting in deaths, injuries, public evacuation, and serious damage both on and off site. The accident involved a commercial chemical mixture, a gold precipitating agent identified as ACR 9031 GPA, and comprised of sodium hydrosulfite, aluminium powder, potassium carbonate and benzaldehyde. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration undertook an investigation of this accident because of the serious consequences and the characteristics of the substances involved. Topics: accident investigation; aluminium powder; analysis of accident causes; benzaldehyde; sodium hydrosulfite; chemical industry; chemical reactions; explosions; fatalities; fire; major hazards; neighbourhood protection; report on investigation; USA.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, USA, Oct. 1997. v, 65p. Illus. 21 ref.

CIS 99-1407 Factories Ordinance - Factories (Boreholes (Offshore Installations) Health and Safety) Regulations 1997 [Gibraltar]
These Regulations transpose into the law of Gibraltar Council Directive 92/91/EEC concerning minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (CIS 93-23). Topics: alarm systems; emergency organization; escape and exit; escape means; explosion prevention; fire prevention; Gibraltar; hazard evaluation; law; major hazards; medical supervision; offshore oil extraction; safety and health organization; supply of personal protective equipment.
Gibraltar Gazette, 12 June 1997, No.2980, p.351-374.

CIS 99-964 Ferroni L., Lucialli P., Naviglio A.
Differences in enforcement of the Seveso Directive in some European countries. Suggestions for updating the Italian regulation
Differenziazione nel recepimento della direttiva Seveso da parte di alcuni paesi europei. Indicazioni per un adeguamento della normativa italiana [in Italian]
Topics: comment on directive; Denmark; enforcement; European Communities; France; hazard evaluation; Italy; legislation; major hazards; neighbourhood populations; Netherlands; occupational accidents; plant safety organization; safety planning; United Kingdom.
Fogli d'informazione ISPESL, Oct.-Dec. 1997, Vol.10, No.4, p.15-39. Illus. 22 ref.

CIS 99-626 Guidelines for conducting risk analyses on dangerous industrial installations
Metodičeskie ukazanie po provedeniju analiza riska opasnyh promyšlennyh ob"ektov [in Russian]
This guidance document for the Petroleum and Gas Industry Inspection Administration of the Russian Mine and Industrial Inspectorate (Gosgortehnadzor) sets forth procedures for risk analyses mandated by the Ordinance of 1 July 1995 on the declaration of safety of an industrial installation (CIS 96-1940). Topics: directive; hazard evaluation; major hazards; petroleum and natural gas industry; Russian Federation.
Bezopasnost' truda v promyšlennosti, 1997, No.2, p.46-56.

CIS 99-100 Bukkawar V.G., Mande P.R.
Preparing for emergencies (technological & non-technological)
Topics: disasters; emergency organization; glossary; hazard evaluation; India; legislation; major hazards; manuals; natural phenomena; psychological effects; safety planning; safety training in industry.
Golden Jubilee Publications, RH-2, Loha Bhavan Co-operative Society, Sector-3, New Panvel, District - Raigad (Maharashtra) 410 206, India, 1997. xix, 152p. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: INR 840.00 (USD 70.00 outside India).

CIS 98-1697 Rangel Gamboa F.A.
Technological hazards: Prevention and control
Riesgo tecnológico: prevención y control [in Spanish]
Topics: hazard evaluation; major hazards; new technologies; plant safety organization; safety analysis; total loss control.
Protección y seguridad, Jan.-Feb. 1997, No.251, p.30-36. Illus. 7 ref.

CIS 98-1432 Quigley D.
Piper Alpha
Topics: analysis of accident causes; disasters; emergency organization; escape organization; explosion protection; fire exit drills; fire fighting; fire protection; legislation; major hazards; management failure; offshore oil extraction; permits-to-work; plant safety organization; responsibilities of employers; safety training in industry; United Kingdom.
Occupational Safety and Health, Aug. 1997, Vol.27, No.8, p.39-46. Illus.

CIS 98-584 Mackmurdo R.
Back to the drawing board
Economic aspects of designing for safety. Topics: cost-benefit analysis; economic aspects; fire protection; hazard evaluation; major hazards; safety by design.
Occupational Safety and Health, Apr. 1997, Vol.27, No.4, p.11-14. Illus.

CIS 98-874 The 3rd International Workshop on Chemical Accident Prevention
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Chemical Accident Prevention (Seoul, Republic of Korea, 20-22 Oct. 1997). Topics: chemical industry; chemical plant; conference; cost of accidents; cost of safety; economic aspects; hazard evaluation; ILO; international agreements; Korea Rep. of; legislation; major hazards; piping; plant safety organization; safety engineering; Taiwan (China); total loss control.
Center for Chemical Plants Safety, Korea Industrial Safety Corporation, 34-6 Kusan-Dong, Bupyung-Gu, Inchon 403-120, Korea, 1997. 5 vols. 91p.+122p.+109p.+128p.+14p. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 97-1846 List of industrial accidents in May and June 1997
Argus des accidents technologiques mai/juin 1997 [in French]
A sample of 34 representative cases selected among the 181 major accidents entered into the ARIA database, managed by the French Ministry of Land Use and the Environment, during the period of May and June 1997. The list includes accidents caused by loss of control of chemical reactions and/or leaks of toxic and inflammable products, and the explosion of a grain silo at Blaye, France, in August 1997. (See CIS 97-2012).
Préventique-Sécurité, Sep.-Oct. 1997, No.35, p.65-68.

CIS 97-1868 XIVth World Congress on Occupational Safety and Health
XIVe congrès mondial sur la sécurité et la santé au travail [in French]
XIV Congreso Mundial de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo [in Spanish]
Proceedings of the XIVth World Congress on Occupational Safety and Health held in Madrid, Spain, 22-26 April 1996. Papers cover: the globalization of economic relations and implications for occupational safety and health (OSH); living safely with chemical risks; the safety of installations and the prevention of hazardous events; information on hazardous substances and exposure monitoring; research on the prevention of chemical risks; hazardous materials in the construction industry; optimizing OSH through cooperation; lifelong safety education and training; OSH in small and medium size enterprises; occupational safety organization in construction; safety of machinery; control of OSH conditions; OSH in agriculture and in the health sector; selected research on the prevention of work-related disorders and diseases.
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, C/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1997. 743p. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 97-2014 Mitchell B.H.
Health and Safety Executive
Use of the FORM/SORM (most likely failure point) method for uncertainty analysis
This report describes the FORM/SORM method (the most likely failure point method) and examines its use in uncertainty analysis for a range of hazard consequence calculations: chlorine release (toxic dose); boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE) fireball (thermal dose); and BLEVE blast (overpressure). The method was used to calculate the probability that the estimate of hazard consequence, calculated on the basis of best-estimate data to be below an appropriate safety limit, would actually exceed that limit when data uncertainties were taken into account. Results are discussed and future applications are outlined.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. vi, 106p. Illus. 20 ref. Price: GBP 32.50.

CIS 97-1556 The marine environment
These eight chapters in a major new survey of OSH examine health and safety issues in offshore operations and on vessels: management of offshore oil and gas installations; risk and emergency preparedness analysis; blowout; mechanization and automation as environmental factors; accidents and accident prevention; divers; safety on vessels; the fishing fleet and fish farming.
In: The Workplace (by Brune D. et al., eds), Scandinavian Science Publisher as, Bakkehaugveien 16, 0873 Oslo, Norway, 1997, Vol.2, p.767-848. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 97-1511 Occupational safety
These 13 chapters in a major new survey of OSH examine selected issues of occupational safety: development of accident perception; occupational and major accidents (accident and risk perception and measurement, accident information systems); costs of accidents; accident theories and models; feedback control of accidents; feedback control in offshore module fabrication; safety analysis; major accident hazards; implementation of the Seveso directive; fires and explosions; toxic combustion products; bodily hazards from explosions in enclosures; an approach to accident prevention.
In: The Workplace (by Brune D. et al., eds), Scandinavian Science Publisher as, Bakkehaugveien 16, 0873 Oslo, Norway, 1997, Vol.1, p.221-388. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 97-1672
Health and Safety Commission
Prevention of fire and explosion, and emergency response on offshore installations
This revised guide (see CIS 95-1843 for previous edition) presents the text of the Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 (see CIS 95-813), along with a revised Approved Code of Practice and additional guidance. The main changes in the Code relate to factors to be considered when selecting a vessel to provide the recovery and rescue arrangements required by Regulation 17.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 2nd ed., 1997. v, 50p. 2 ref. Price: GBP 9.50.

CIS 97-1662 Wells G.
Major hazards and their management
Contents of this manual: overview of types of major hazard incidents and methods of consequence analysis; information required to estimate the extent of release of hazardous materials (source terms); gas dispersion; fires (flammability, fire behaviour, thermal radiation hazards); explosions (blast waves, vapour cloud explosions, modelling explosions); toxic hazards; mitigation and emergency plans; process safety management; identifying the root causes of accidents; analysis of some major incidents; safety audits and sociotechnical system review.
Institution of Chemical Engineers, Davis Building, 165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3HQ, United Kingdom, 1997. x, 305p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 85.00.

CIS 97-1667 Hazards XIII. Process safety - The future
Proceedings of a symposium on the future of process safety held in Manchester, United Kingdom, 22-24 April 1997. Papers are presented under the following headings: gas dispersion and explosions; modelling fire behaviour; management of safety (emergency planning, managing health and safety during business process re-engineering, walkdown hazard identification for process plant, learning lessons from past accidents, auditing safety management systems); chemical properties and decomposition; risk analysis, risk assessment and standards; chemical reaction hazards; preventive measures.
Institution of Chemical Engineers, Davis Building, 165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3HQ, United Kingdom, 1997. xii, 562p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 82.00.

CIS 97-1696
Health and Safety Executive
Further guidance on emergency plans for major accident hazard pipelines. The Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996
This guidance focuses on the roles of local authorities and pipeline operators in preparing emergency plans for major accident hazard pipelines, as required by the British Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996. The preparation and content of the plans are described along with technical details to be considered: causes and probability of pipeline failure; size and duration of pipeline leaks; hazards and effects of pipeline failure (fire and explosion, toxic effects); hazard range and emergency planning distance; and worst credible, or reference, accidents. A sample framework for these plans is included.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, July 1997. 29p. 9 ref. Price: GBP 10.00.

CIS 97-1660 Kirkwood A.
Flixborough revisited
The causes and consequences of the explosion at the Flixborough chemical plant in the United Kingdom in 1974 are described, and lessons to be learned from the disaster are discussed. Aspects considered include the nature of legislation implemented after this and similar events, the possible conflict between the need to take account of all potential risks and the desire to maintain production, and the role of management and the establishment of a safety culture within the company.
Safety and Health Practitioner, Aug. 1997, Vol.15, No.8, p.30-33. Illus. 7 ref.

CIS 97-1147
Health and Safety Executive, Chemical and Hazardous Installations Division
Prepared for emergency
This leaflet provides guidance for small and medium-sized chemical firms on the prompt and effective handling of emergencies. It briefly describes the nature of chemical emergencies, preparation of emergency procedures, controlling an incident, and staff training.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. 8p. 5 ref.

CIS 97-1080 Order No.599/125 on the appraisal of declarations of safety of industrial installations [Russian Federation]
Prikaz No.599/125 ob ėkspertize deklaracij bezopasnosti promyšlennyh ob"ektov Rossijskoj Federacii [in Russian]
This Order of 7 August 1996 from the Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Response of the Russian Federation establishes the procedures (given in Annex 1) to be followed in processing the declarations of safety that must be submitted by potentially hazardous industrial installations, as required by Directive No.675 of 1 July 1995 (CIS 96-1940). Annex 2 lists organizations that are empowered to examine these declarations.
Bezopasnost' truda v promyšlennosti, 1997, No.6, p.49-56.

CIS 97-1308 Turner B.A., Pidgeon N.F.
Man-made disasters
This book provides a theoretical basis for the systematic study of the causes of a range of man-made disasters. It is based on an analysis of 84 official reports into accidents and disasters in the United Kingdom during the period 1965 to 1975. Topics covered include: previous approaches to the understanding of the socio-technical contexts within which disasters develop; the incubation of disasters; errors and communication difficulties; the nature of information and surprise; disasters and rationality in organizations; energy and misinformation as sources of disaster. A final chapter reviews developments from 1975 to the mid-1990s.
Customer Services Department, Heinemann Publishers Oxford, P.O. Box 382, Halley Court, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8RU, United Kingdom, 2nd ed., 1997. xx, 250p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 25.00.

CIS 97-1302 The control of major hazard facilities
A brief guide to the Australian National Standard for the Control of Major Hazard Facilities is presented. It covers: classification of a workplace as a major hazard facility depending on the amount of dangerous material held at the site (including a table of threshold quantities for dangerous materials and groups of materials); responsibilities of managers, operators, employees and employee representatives; role of the relevant public authority.
Australian Safety News, Feb. 1997, Vol.68, No.1, p.41-43. Illus.

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