Chapter 17

Common hazards

Although every process plant and facility is unique many of the hazards and operating problems that they face do not vary much. This chapter discusses some of the hazards that are commonly found on these plants and shows how they can be addressed.

Keywords

Hazards analysis; process safety; PSM; PHA; HAZOP; FMEA

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