The book discusses why management of abnormal situations is important to
process safety. The book provides guidance on practical steps to avoid
or mitigate an accident or incident before it escalates into a more
dangerous and costly issues which can include downtime, lost production,
equipment damage, injuries, and external/ environmental damage. Through
the use of case studies the book illustrates the impact these deviant
occurrences can have on operating facilities.
Management principles that can be established before an issue occurs are
presented while case studies are used to illustrate the impact that an
abnormal situation can have on an operating facility. The impact of
plant design are detailed, with separate focus points on new plant
design and retrofits to existing plants. A section on writing plant
procedures and plant policies so that they incorporate the principles of
managing abnormal situations is also included.
Training content is provided on how to manage deviant situations, with
guidance on presenting the information to specific target populations,
such as front-line operators, operations managers, plant engineers, and
process safety engineers. Readers are also shown tools that are
currently available for recognizing and responding to abnormal
situations, and actions that process safety engineers can use during
Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HIRA).
