1. Handbook for Process Safety in Laboratories and Pilot Plants: A Risk-Based Approach
Publisher & Authors: Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), Wiley, 2023
Overview: Focuses on managing chemical and physical hazards in laboratory and pilot plant operations. Offers tools, case studies, and guidance on implementi
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ng risk-based process safety (RBPS) systems. (Wiley-VCH)
2. Process Plants: A Handbook for Inherently Safer Design (2nd Edition)
Authors: Trevor A. Kletz & Paul Amyotte, CRC Press, 2010
Overview: A practical guide emphasizing the design of inherently safer plants. It includes metrics, updated examples, and strategies to reduce dust explosion risks. (Routledge)
3. Process Safety: A Practical Guide
Authors: Frank Crawley & Doug Scott, Routledge, 2025
Overview: Aimed at early-career engineers, this book blends basic theory with real-world case studies to cover safety across both design and operation phases. (Routledge)
4. Process and Plant Safety
Author: Ulrich Hauptmanns, Springer, latest edition (2020)
Overview: Offers functional safety concepts, risk assessment, and numerous worked-out plant safety examples. (SpringerLink)
5. Human Factors Handbook for Process Plant Operations: Improving Process Safety and System Performance
Publisher: CCPS, 2022
Overview: Focuses on human factors in process plant operations, applying ergonomic, psychological, and organizational principles to reduce human error and enhance safety. (UW-Madison Libraries)
6. Multi-Plant Safety and Security Management in the Chemical and Process Industries
Author: Genserik L.L. Reniers, Wiley-VCH, 2010
Overview: Guidance on establishing safety and security management across multi-plant operations, emphasizing culture, procedures, and frameworks. (Wiley Online Library)
7. Improving Plant Operability (Focus on Safety), Volume Two
Series: Chemical Engineering Store
Overview: A collection of practical engineering articles covering temperature control, static electricity, fire/explosion risk, waste handling, PPE, and more. (Chemical Engineering Store)
8. Minimizing Fire and Explosion Risk — Volume Two: Managing Process Plant Hazards
Series: Chemical Engineering Guidebook
Overview: Concentrated on strategies to identify, design against, and mitigate fire and explosion hazards in process environments. (Chemical Engineering Store)
9. Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with Applications
Authors: Daniel A. Crowl & Joseph F. Louvar (2nd ed., 2001)
Overview: A classic necessity for foundational and application-focused insights in chemical process safety. (Amazon)
Summary Table
| Title | Focus | Ideal For |
|---|---|---|
| Handbook for Process Safety in Laboratories and Pilot Plants | Lab and pilot-scale operations | Researchers, pilot plant engineers |
| Process Plants: Inherently Safer Design | Safety-by-design in facilities | Designers and process safety engineers |
| Process Safety: A Practical Guide | Balanced design & operations | Early-career engineers |
| Process and Plant Safety | Functional safety & risk methods | Safety analysts, academics |
| Human Factors Handbook | Human error reduction | Ops managers, ergonomics specialists |
| Multi-Plant Safety/Security | Organizational safety frameworks | Safety leadership across plants |
| Improving Plant Operability (Safety) | Hands-on operational safety | Maintenance, operations staff |
| Minimizing Fire/Explosion Risk | Specific hazard management | Safety engineers, fire risk analysts |
| Chemical Process Safety (Crowl & Louvar) | Foundational safety principles | Students, safety professionals |
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