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Process safety
About: Process safety is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1196 publications have been published within this topic receiving 12590 citations.
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26 Oct 2001
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the safety of industrial hygienic products, including Relief Sizing, and a case history of cases of fire and explosion.
Abstract: 1. Introduction. 2. Toxicology. 3. Industrial Hygiene. 4. Source Models. 5. Toxic Release and Dispersion Models. 6. Fires and Explosions. 7. Designs to Prevent Fires and Explosions. 8. Introduction to Reliefs. 9. Relief Sizing. 10. Hazards Identification. 11. Risk Assessment. 12. Accident Investigations. 13. Case Histories. Appendix I. Normal Safety Review Report. Appendix II. Solution Vapor Pressure Data. Appendix III. Unit Conversion Constants.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed past progress in the development of methods and models for process safety and risk management and highlighted the present research trends; also it outlines the opinions of the authors regarding the future research direction in the field.
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TL;DR: A new and different approach to identifying system-specific leading indicators is described and guidance in designing a risk management structure to generate, monitor and use the results is provided.
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TL;DR: In this article, exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analysis are conducted, using structural equation models, on a sample of 455 Spanish companies, with the aim of developing a measurement scale operationalising the safety management system concept, and subsequently calculating its reliability and validity.
Abstract: The literature has recognised that implementing a safety management system is the most efficient way of allocating resources for safety, since it not only improves working conditions, but also positively influences employees’ attitudes and behaviours with regards safety, consequently improving the safety climate. The safety climate and the safety management system are considered basic components of the firm's safety culture in various models. However, the literature has focused more on measuring the safety climate, while few studies have correctly tested the psychometric properties of the instruments used to measure how advanced the firm's safety management system is. This paper reviews the most important works on safety management, with the aim of developing a measurement scale operationalising the safety management system concept, and subsequently calculating its reliability and validity. For this purpose, exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses are conducted, using structural equation models, on a sample of 455 Spanish companies. This scale provides organisations with a tool for evaluating their situation with regards safety management, as well as guidance about which areas they must improve if they wish to reduce occupational accidents.
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