Trevor Kletz

What Went Wrong?

Case Studies of Process Plant Disasters

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Expert Trevor Kletz examines the causes and aftermaths of numerous plant disasters--almost every one of which could have been prevented. Case histories illustrate what went wrong, why it went wrong, and then guide you in how to circumvent similar tragedies.Learn from the mistakes of others. This invaluable and respected book examines the causes and aftermaths of numerous plant disasters - almost every one of which could have been prevented. Case histories illustrate what went wrong and why it went wrong, and then guide you in how to circumvent similar tragedies.* Learn from the mistakes of others with this important book!* Examines the causes… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-08-052423-8
EAN: 9780080524238
Produktnummer: 36175771
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Seitenangabe: 408 S.
Plattform: PDF
Auflage: 4. Auflage

Über den Autor

Trevor Kletz, OBE, D.Sc., F.Eng. (1922-2013), was a process safety consultant, and published more than a hundred papers and nine books on loss prevention and process safety, including most recently Lessons From Disaster: How Organizations Have No Memory and Accidents Recur and Computer Control and Human Error. He worked thirty-eight years with Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., where he served as a production manager and safety adviser in the petrochemical division, also holding membership in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University, Leicestershire, England. He most recently served as senior visiting research fellow at Loughborough University, and adjunct professor at the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University.