Human Error in Process Plant Design and Operations
eBook - PDF

Human Error in Process Plant Design and Operations

A Practitioner's Guide

  1. 324 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Human Error in Process Plant Design and Operations

A Practitioner's Guide

About this book

In contrast to nuclear plants and aerospace systems, human error is largely ignored in quantitative risk assessment for petroleum and chemical plants. Because of this, current risk analysis methods are able to calculate and predict only about one-third of the accidents happening in practice. Human Error in Process Plant Design and Operations: A Pra

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. About the Author
  6. Acronyms
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction
  8. Chapter 2: Models of Operator Error
  9. Chapter 3: Hindrances and Inability to Function
  10. Chapter 4: Errors in Observation
  11. Chapter 5: Errors in Performing Standard Procedures : Rule-Based Operation
  12. Chapter 6: Operator Error in the Field
  13. Chapter 7: Knowledge and Ignorance in Plant Operation
  14. Chapter 8: Errors in Supervisory Control
  15. Chapter 9: Emergency Response and Disturbance Control
  16. Chapter 10: Diagnosis of Plant Disturbances
  17. Chapter 11: Errors in Decision Making and Planning
  18. Chapter 12: Infractions and Violations
  19. Chapter 13: Management Error
  20. Chapter 14: Communication Errors
  21. Chapter 15: Error Syndromes
  22. Chapter 16: Design Error
  23. Chapter 17: Errors in Procedures
  24. Chapter 18: Identifying Human Error Potential
  25. Chapter 19: Error Probabilities
  26. Chapter 20: Examples of Human Error Analysis
  27. Chapter 21: Human Error Risk Reduction
  28. Chapter 22: Conclusion
  29. Bibliography
  30. Back Cover