Occupational safety and health simplified for the chemical industry [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman, Revonna M. Bieber |
Autore | Spellman Frank R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Government Institutes/Scarecrow Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BieberRevonna M. <1976-> |
Soggetto topico |
Chemicals - Safety measures
Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention Chemicals - Law and legislation - United States Chemical engineers - Health and hygiene |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-52360-0
9786612523601 1-60590-280-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Safety is a four-letter word -- The chemical industry -- Learning from the past -- Chemical safety and hazard communication -- Process safety management and risk management planning -- Chemical hygiene plan -- Safety showers/eyewash stations -- Chemical safety program. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456948003321 |
Spellman Frank R | ||
Lanham, Md., : Government Institutes/Scarecrow Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Occupational safety and health simplified for the chemical industry [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman, Revonna M. Bieber |
Autore | Spellman Frank R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Government Institutes/Scarecrow Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BieberRevonna M. <1976-> |
Soggetto topico |
Chemicals - Safety measures
Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention Chemicals - Law and legislation - United States Chemical engineers - Health and hygiene |
ISBN |
1-282-52360-0
9786612523601 1-60590-280-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Safety is a four-letter word -- The chemical industry -- Learning from the past -- Chemical safety and hazard communication -- Process safety management and risk management planning -- Chemical hygiene plan -- Safety showers/eyewash stations -- Chemical safety program. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780953103321 |
Spellman Frank R | ||
Lanham, Md., : Government Institutes/Scarecrow Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Occupational safety and health simplified for the chemical industry / / Frank R. Spellman, Revonna M. Bieber |
Autore | Spellman Frank R |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Government Institutes/Scarecrow Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BieberRevonna M. <1976-> |
Soggetto topico |
Chemicals - Safety measures
Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention Chemicals - Law and legislation - United States Chemical engineers - Health and hygiene |
ISBN |
1-282-52360-0
9786612523601 1-60590-280-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Safety is a four-letter word -- The chemical industry -- Learning from the past -- Chemical safety and hazard communication -- Process safety management and risk management planning -- Chemical hygiene plan -- Safety showers/eyewash stations -- Chemical safety program. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808155403321 |
Spellman Frank R | ||
Lanham, Md., : Government Institutes/Scarecrow Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Recognizing catastrophic incident warning signs in the process industries [[electronic resource] /] / Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
Soggetto topico |
Chemical engineering - Safety measures
Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention Warnings |
ISBN |
1-283-43227-7
9786613432278 1-118-17859-9 1-118-17856-4 1-118-17857-2 |
Classificazione | TEC009010 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Recognizing Catastropic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries; CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Files on the Web Accompanying This Book; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Process safety management; 1.1.1 Identifying process safety management system deficiencies; 1.2 Normalization of deviance; 1.3 A strategy for response; 1.4 Maintaining organizational memory and a healthy sense of vulnerability; 1.5 Risk Based Process Safety; 1.6 Our target audience; 1.7 How to use this book; 1.8 Case study - Toxic gas release in India; 2 INCIDENT MECHANICS
2.1 Incidents do not just happen2.2 Incident models; 2.2.1 The difference between incidents and catastrophic incidents; 2.2.2 The Swiss cheese incident model; 2.2.3 The bonfire incident analogy; 2.2.4 The dam incident analogy; 2.2.5 The iceberg incident analogy; 2.2.6 Incident trends and statistics; 2.2.7 Root cause analysis; 2.2.8 Multiple root cause theory; 2.3 Case study - Benzene plant explosion in China; 3 LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE; 3.1 How does leadership affect culture?; 3.1.1 Communication; 3.1.2 Operational discipline; 3.1.3 Process safety culture 3.1.4 Process safety versus occupational safety3.2 The leadership and culture related warning signs; 3.2.1 Operating outside the safe operating envelope is accepted; 3.2.2 Job roles and responsibilities not well defined, confusing, or unclear; 3.2.3 Negative external complaints; 3.2.4 Signs of worker fatigue; 3.2.5 Widespread confusion between occupational safety and process safety; 3.2.6 Frequent organizational changes; 3.2.7 Conflict between production goals and safety goals; 3.2.8 Process safety budget reduced; 3.2.9 Strained communications between management and workers 3.2.10 Overdue process safety action items3.2.11 Slow management response to process safety concerns; 3.2.12 A perception that management does not listen; 3.2.13 A lack of trust in field supervision; 3.2.14 Employee opinion surveys give negative feedback; 3.2.15 Leadership behavior implies that public reputation is more important than process safety; 3.2.16 Conflicting job priorities; 3.2.17 Everyone is too busy; 3.2.18 Frequent changes in priorities; 3.2.19 Conflict between workers and management concerning working conditions 3.2.20 Leaders obviously value activity-based behavior over outcome-based behavior3.2.21 Inappropriate supervisory behavior; 3.2.22 Supervisors and leaders not formally prepared for management roles; 3.2.23 A poorly defined chain of command; 3.2.24 Workers not aware of or not committed to standards; 3.2.25 Favoritism exists in the organization; 3.2.26 A high absenteeism rate; 3.2.27 An employee turnover issue exists; 3.2.28 Varying shift team operating practices and protocols; 3.2.29 Frequent changes in ownership; 3.3 Case study - Challenger space shuttle explosion in the United States 4 TRAINING AND COMPETENCY |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139726103321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Recognizing catastrophic incident warning signs in the process industries / / Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
Soggetto topico |
Chemical engineering - Safety measures
Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention Warnings |
ISBN |
1-283-43227-7
9786613432278 1-118-17859-9 1-118-17856-4 1-118-17857-2 |
Classificazione | TEC009010 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Recognizing Catastropic Incident Warning Signs in the Process Industries; CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Files on the Web Accompanying This Book; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Process safety management; 1.1.1 Identifying process safety management system deficiencies; 1.2 Normalization of deviance; 1.3 A strategy for response; 1.4 Maintaining organizational memory and a healthy sense of vulnerability; 1.5 Risk Based Process Safety; 1.6 Our target audience; 1.7 How to use this book; 1.8 Case study - Toxic gas release in India; 2 INCIDENT MECHANICS
2.1 Incidents do not just happen2.2 Incident models; 2.2.1 The difference between incidents and catastrophic incidents; 2.2.2 The Swiss cheese incident model; 2.2.3 The bonfire incident analogy; 2.2.4 The dam incident analogy; 2.2.5 The iceberg incident analogy; 2.2.6 Incident trends and statistics; 2.2.7 Root cause analysis; 2.2.8 Multiple root cause theory; 2.3 Case study - Benzene plant explosion in China; 3 LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE; 3.1 How does leadership affect culture?; 3.1.1 Communication; 3.1.2 Operational discipline; 3.1.3 Process safety culture 3.1.4 Process safety versus occupational safety3.2 The leadership and culture related warning signs; 3.2.1 Operating outside the safe operating envelope is accepted; 3.2.2 Job roles and responsibilities not well defined, confusing, or unclear; 3.2.3 Negative external complaints; 3.2.4 Signs of worker fatigue; 3.2.5 Widespread confusion between occupational safety and process safety; 3.2.6 Frequent organizational changes; 3.2.7 Conflict between production goals and safety goals; 3.2.8 Process safety budget reduced; 3.2.9 Strained communications between management and workers 3.2.10 Overdue process safety action items3.2.11 Slow management response to process safety concerns; 3.2.12 A perception that management does not listen; 3.2.13 A lack of trust in field supervision; 3.2.14 Employee opinion surveys give negative feedback; 3.2.15 Leadership behavior implies that public reputation is more important than process safety; 3.2.16 Conflicting job priorities; 3.2.17 Everyone is too busy; 3.2.18 Frequent changes in priorities; 3.2.19 Conflict between workers and management concerning working conditions 3.2.20 Leaders obviously value activity-based behavior over outcome-based behavior3.2.21 Inappropriate supervisory behavior; 3.2.22 Supervisors and leaders not formally prepared for management roles; 3.2.23 A poorly defined chain of command; 3.2.24 Workers not aware of or not committed to standards; 3.2.25 Favoritism exists in the organization; 3.2.26 A high absenteeism rate; 3.2.27 An employee turnover issue exists; 3.2.28 Varying shift team operating practices and protocols; 3.2.29 Frequent changes in ownership; 3.3 Case study - Challenger space shuttle explosion in the United States 4 TRAINING AND COMPETENCY |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822383703321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shining light on regulatory dark matter : majority staff report, 115th Congress |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (10 volumes) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
Soggetto topico |
Administrative procedure - United States
Administrative agencies - United States Administrative agencies Delegated legislation - United States Government publications - United States Chemicals - Accidents - United States - Prevention Administrative agencies - Records and correspondence Administrative procedure Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention Delegated legislation Government publications |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Bibliographies.
Bibliography |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | [Report] -- Appendices A-E -- Appendices F-J -- Appendices K-O -- Appendices P-T -- Appendices U-Y -- Appendices Z-DD -- Appendices EE-II -- Appendices JJ-NN -- Appendices OO-QQ. |
Altri titoli varianti | Shining light on regulatory dark matter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910711579103321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Toxic chemicals : risk prevention through use reduction / / Thomas E. Higgins and Jayanti A. Sachdev, Stephen A. Engleman |
Autore | Higgins Thomas E. <1948-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina |
363.17/91
363.73847 363.1791 |
Soggetto topico |
Chemical industry - Waste minimization
Hazardous wastes - Management - Government policy Chemicals - Accidents - Prevention |
ISBN |
1-000-21867-8
0-429-10623-8 1-283-00469-0 9786613004697 1-4398-3916-6 |
Classificazione | LAW034000SCI026000TEC020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Toxic Chemical Composition Reporting; Chapter 3. Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Chapter 4. TRI Programs in Other Countries; Chapter 5. TRI Program Impacts on Reducing Toxic Chemical Releases; Chapter 6. Quantifying Toxicity; Chapter 7. Quantifying Mobility; Chapter 8. Quantifying Persistence; Chapter 9. Quantifying Bioconcentration; Chapter 10. Developing Effective Toxicity Factors; Chapter 11. Focusing on Impact Chemicals
Chapter 12. Use versus Release ReportingChapter 13. Pollution Prevention Planning; Chapter 14. Technical Assistance; Chapter 15. Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Protection; Chapter 16. A Program to Reduce Toxic Chemical Use; Chapter 17. Costs and Benefits; Appendix A: Chemicals List with CAS Numbers; Appendix B: CAS Numbers with Chemical Names; Back cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910411652903321 |
Higgins Thomas E. <1948-> | ||
Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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