1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990007150640403321

Autore

Tocqueville, Alexis de <1805-1859>

Titolo

Democrazia e poverta' / Alexis de Tocqueville ; trad. e pref. di Anton Marino Revedin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma : Ideazione, 1998

Descrizione fisica

154 p. ; 18 cm

Collana

Lettere scarlatte ; 10

Locazione

DDCIC

Collocazione

VI 168

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910877116603321

Titolo

Guidelines for writing effective operating and maintenance procedures

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Center for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, c1996

ISBN

1-282-81725-6

9786612817250

0-470-93795-5

1-59124-567-2

0-470-93794-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Disciplina

660/.2804/0684

Soggetti

Chemical engineering - Safety measures

Technical writing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.



Nota di contenuto

Guidelines for Writing Effective Operating and Maintenance Procedures; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1. INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE WRITING; 2. PROCESS SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS; 3. HOW TO DESIGN AN OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; 4. WRITING OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES; 5. ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES; 6. WRITING EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES; 7. PROCEDURE CONTROL; 8. PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND BENEFITS; APPENDIX A Selected Procedure Initiatives, Consensus Codes, and Regulations Affecting Procedures

APPENDIX B Common Points of API, OSHA, and EPAAPPENDIX C How to Determine the Tasks That Require Written Procedures; APPENDIX D Procedure Performance Evaluation; APPENDIX E Procedure Criteria Checklist; APPENDIX F Sample Procedure Formats; APPENDIX G Sample Formats of Operating Limits Tables; General References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that ""the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures..."" While good written procedures can't guarantee zero accidents, they can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error. This new book shows how to remedy this problem through selecting and implementing actions that promote safe, efficient operations and maintenance, improve quality, continuity, profitability and cost control, build upon and record process experience, and promote the concept that operating and maintenance procedures are vital pl