Learning from Accidents

ISBN-13: 9780750648837 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 360 str.

Trevor A. Kletz; Trevor Kletz

Opis

This volume shows, by analyzing accidents that have occurred, how we can learn more from them and thus be better able to prevent them occurring again. Looking at a wide range of accidents, and covering the process industries, nuclear industry and transportation, the authors analyzes each accident in a practical and non-theoretical fashion and summarizes each with a chain of events showing the prevention and mitigation which could have occurred at any stage. At all times the book emphasizes cause and prevention rather than human interest or cleaning up the mess.

Recenzje

'By analysing accidents that have occurred, Trevor Kletz shows how we can learn from them and thus be better able to prevent them happening again....this book is a must for all maintenance, production and process engineers, design engineers, safety engineers and all those interested in safety and accident prevention.'
Chemical Industry Digest. Mar/Apr 2002

"Trevor Kletz's book makes an invaluable contribution to the systematic, professional and scientific approach to accident investigation". The Chemical Engineer

"I would recommend this book for all those with responsibility for health and safety".
Chemistry and Industry

"Trevor Kletz's excellent publication...the text is written in a style which is easy to understand, assimilate and put into practice". Health and Safety Focus Sep 1994

Spis treści

Introduction; Two simple incidents; Protective system failure; Poor procedures and poor management; A gas leak and explosion - The hazards of insularity; A liquid leak and fire - The hazards of amateurism; Another tank explosion - The hazards of optional extras; Flixborough; Seveso; Bhopal; Three Mile Island; Chernobyl; Aberfan; Missing recommendations; Three weeks in a works; Some pipe failures; Piper Alpha; The King's Cross underground railway station fire; Clapham Junction - Every sort of human error; Herald of Free Enterprise; Some aviation accidents; Invisable hazards; Signals passed at danger; Longford: The hazards of following fashions; The Gresford colliery explosion; Green intention, red result; Looking beyond violations; Keeping an open mind; Secondhand software: The Therac story. Conclusions; Epilogue: Myths on incident investigations - widely held beliefs that are not wholly true.

O autorze

Trevor Kletz