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| List of Tables | |
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| List of Figures | |
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| Files on the Web Accompanying This Book | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Process safety management | |
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| Normalization of deviance | |
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| A strategy for response | |
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| Maintaining organizational memory and a healthy sense of vulnerability | |
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| Risk based process safety | |
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| Our target audience | |
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| How to use this book | |
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| Case study - Toxic gas release in India | |
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| Incident Mechanics | |
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| Incidents do not just happen | |
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| Incident models | |
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| Case study - Benzene plant explosion in China | |
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| Leadership and Culture | |
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| How does leadership affect culture? | |
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| The leadership and culture related warning signs | |
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| Case study - Challenger space shuttle explosion in the US | |
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| Training and Competency | |
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| What is effective training and how is competency measured? | |
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| The training and competency related warning signs | |
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| Case study - Gas plant vapor cloud explosion in Australia | |
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| Process Safety information | |
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| Critical information to identify hazards and manage risk | |
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| The process safety information related warning signs | |
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| Case study - Batch still fire and explosion in the UK | |
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| Procedures | |
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| Safe and consistent operation | |
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| The procedure related warning signs | |
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| Case study - Nuclear plant meltdown and explosion in the Ukraine | |
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| Asset Integrity | |
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| Systematic implementation | |
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| The asset integrity related warning signs | |
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| Case study - Refinery naphtha fire in the US | |
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| Analyzing Risk and Managing Change | |
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| Risk management | |
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| The risk analysis and management of change related warning signs | |
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| Case study - Cyclohexane explosion in the UK | |
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| Audits | |
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| Audits support operational excellence | |
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| The audit related warning signs | |
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| Case study - Chemical warehouse fire in the UK | |
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| Learning From Experience | |
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| Methods for continuous improvement | |
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| The learning from experience warning signs | |
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| Case study - Space shuttle Columbia incident in the US | |
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| Physical Warning Signs | |
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| The everyday things matter | |
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| The physical warning signs | |
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| Case study - Resin plant dust explosion in the US | |
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| A Call to Action | |
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| Actions you can take now for each warning sign | |
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| A simple plan to consider for rigorous implementation and follow-up | |
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| Actions to consider | |
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| Summary | |
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| Incident Warning Sign Self Assessment Tool | |
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| Composite List of Catastrophic Incident Warning Signs | |
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| References & Selected Regulations | |
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| Acronyms and Abbreviations | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |