A Guide to Hazard Identification Methods

A Guide to Hazard Identification Methods, Second Edition provides a description and examples of the most common techniques leading to a safer and more reliable chemical process industry. This new edition revises previous sections with up-to-date, linked sources. Furthermore, new elements include a more detailed account of purpose, Black Swan events, human factors, auditing and QA, more examples and a discussion of major incidents, HAZID and task analysis.



- Outlines HAZOP - a tried and tested technique



- Discusses HAZID - a newer technique which has not been adequately described elsewhere



- Includes eight new techniques not in first edition



- Illustrates each tool with practical examples



- Shows how many techniques are used under the larger umbrella of hazard identification