Preface |
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About the Author |
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1 Safety Assurance and Assessment |
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Introduction to Safety, Health, and Environment Management |
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1.2 Basic Terminologies in HSE |
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1.2.2 Why Is Safety Important? |
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1.3 Importance of Safety in Offshore and Petroleum Industries |
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1.5 Scope of HSE Guidelines |
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1.7.3 West Vanguard Gas Blowout |
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1.7.4 Ekofisk A Riser Rupture |
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1.7.5 Piper A Explosion and Fire |
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1.9 Safety Assurance and Assessment |
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1.10 Frank and Morgan Logical Risk Analysis |
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1.11 Defeating Accident Process |
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1.13.1 Hazard Identification |
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1.13.2 Dose-Response Assessment |
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1.13.3 Exposure Assessment |
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1.13.4 Risk Characterization |
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1.14 Application Issues of Risk Assessment |
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1.15 Hazard Classification and Assessment |
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1.15.1 Hazard Identification |
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1.15.2 Hazard Identification Methods |
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1.16 Hazard Identification During Operation (HAZOP) |
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1.16.2 Common Application Areas of HAZOP |
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1.16.3 Advantages of HAZOP |
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1.20 Full Recording Versus Recording by Exception |
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1.21 Pseudo Secondary Words |
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1.23 Case Study of HAZOP: Example Problem of a Group Gathering Station |
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1.24 Accidents in Offshore Platforms |
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1.24.1 Sleipner A Platform |
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1.24.2 Thunder Horse Platform |
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1.24.4 Bombay High North in Offshore Mumbai |
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1.25 Hazard Evaluation and Control |
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1.25.2 Hazard Classification |
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2 Environmental Issues and Management |
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2.1 Primary Environmental Issues |
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2.1.1 Visible Consequences |
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2.1.2 Trends in Oil and Gas Resources |
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2.1.3 World's Energy Resources |
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2.1.4 Anthropogenic Impact of Hydrosphere |
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2.1.7 Consequence of Marine Pollutants |
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2.2 Impact of Oil and Gas Industries on Marine Environment |
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2.2.1 Drilling Operations and Consequences |
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2.2.2 Main Constituents of Oil-Based Drilling Fluid |
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2.2.3 Pollution Due to Produced Waters During Drilling |
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2.3.1 Underwater Storage Reservoirs |
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2.5 Impact on Marine Pollution |
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2.6 Oil Hydrocarbons: Composition and Consequences |
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2.7 Detection of Oil Content in Marine Pollution |
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2.8 Oil Spill: Physical Review |
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2.8.1 Environmental Impact of Oil Spill |
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2.9 Oil: A Multicomponent Toxicant |
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2.10 Chemicals and Wastes from Offshore Oil Industry |
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2.10.1 Drilling Discharges |
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2.11 Control of Oil Spill |
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2.12 Environmental Management Issues |
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2.12.1 Environmental Protection: Principles Applied to Oil and Gas Activities |
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2.12.2 Environmental Management: Standards and Requirements |
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2.13 Ecological Monitoring |
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2.13.1 Ecological Monitoring Stages |
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2.14 Atmospheric Pollution |
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2.14.1 Release and Dispersion Models |
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2.14.2 Continuous Release and Instantaneous Release (Plume and Puff Models) |
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2.14.3 Factors Affecting Dispersion |
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2.15 Dispersion Models for Neutrally and Positively Buoyant Gas |
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2.15.1 Plume Dispersion Models |
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2.15.2 Maximum Plume Concentration |
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2.16 Puff Dispersion Model |
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2.16.1 Maximum Puff Concentration |
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2.18 Estimate of Dispersion Coefficients |
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2.18.1 Estimates from Equations |
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2.19 Dense Gas Dispersion |
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2.19.1 Britter-McQuaid Dense Gas Dispersion Model |
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2.20 Evaluation of Toxic Effects of Dispersed Liquid and Gas |
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2.21 Hazard Assessment and Accident Scenarios |
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2.21.1 Damage Estimate Modeling: Probit Model |
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2.21.2 Probit Correlations for Various Damages |
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2.22 Fire and Explosion Models |
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3 Accident Modeling, Risk Assessment, and Management |
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3.2.1 Various Types of Doses |
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3.2.2 Threshold Limit Value (TLV) Concentration |
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3.3 Fire and Explosion Modeling |
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3.3.1 Fundamentals of Fire and Explosion |
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3.4 Fire and Explosion Characteristics of Materials |
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3.4.1 Flammability Characteristics of Liquids |
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3.4.2 Flammability Characteristics of Vapor and Gases |
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3.5 Flammability Limit Behavior |
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3.6 Estimation of Flammability Limits Using Stoichiometric Balance |
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3.6.1 Stoichiometric Balance |
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3.6.2 Estimation of Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC) |
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3.7 Flammability Diagram for Hydrocarbons |
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3.7.1 Constructing Flammability Diagram |
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3.10 Explosion Characteristics |
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3.12 Damage Consequences of Explosion Damage |
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3.13 Energy in Chemical Explosions |
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3.14 Explosion Energy in Physical Explosions |
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3.15 Dust and Gaseous Explosion |
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3.16 Explosion Damage Estimate |
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3.17 Fire and Explosion Preventive Measures |
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3.17.1 Inerting and Purging |
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3.18 Use of Flammability Diagram |
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3.18.1 Placing a Vessel Out of Service |
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3.18.2 Placing a Vessel into Service |
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3.19 NFPA 69 Recommendations |
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3.20 Explosion-Proof Equipments |
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3.21 Ventilation for Storage and Process Areas |
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3.22.1 Anti-freeze Sprinkler System |
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3.22.2 Deluge Sprinkler System |
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3.22.3 Dry Pipe Sprinkler System |
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3.22.4 Wet Pipe Sprinkler System |
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3.23 Toxic Release and Dispersion Modeling |
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3.23.1 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) |
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3.25 Exposure Evaluation: Chemical Hazard |
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3.25.1 Time Weighted Average Method |
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3.25.2 Overexposure at Workplace |
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3.26 Exposure Evaluation: Physical Hazards |
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3.27 Industrial Hygiene Control |
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3.27.1 Environmental Control |
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3.27.2 Personal Protection |
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3.28 Ventilation Hoods to Reduce Hazards |
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3.29 Elements to Control Process Accidents |
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3.30 Methods for Chemical Risk Analysis |
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3.30.1 Qualitative Risk Analysis |
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3.30.2 Quantitative Risk Analysis |
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3.32 Process Hazards Checklists |
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3.34 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines |
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3.35 Chemical Exposure Index |
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3.36 Guidelines for Estimating Amount of Material Becoming Airborne Following a Release |
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3.36.1 Example Problem on Ammonia Release |
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3.36.2 Example Problem on Chlorine Release |
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3.37 Quantified Risk Assessment |
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3.38 Hazard Identification (HAZID) |
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3.40 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) |
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3.41 Event Tree Analysis (ETA) |
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3.42 Disadvantages of QRA |
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3.43 Risk Acceptance Criteria |
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3.45.1 Prioritizing Hazards |
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3.46.1 Identify and Implement Hazard Controls |
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3.47 Evaluate Effectiveness |
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3.48 Fatality Risk Assessment |
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3.48.1 Statistical Analysis |
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3.48.2 Phenomena-Based Analysis |
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3.48.3 Averaging of FAR Values |
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3.49 Marine Systems Risk Modeling |
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3.49.1 Ballast System Failure |
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3.50 Risk Picture: Definitions and Characteristics |
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3.51.1 Platform Fatality Risk |
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3.56 Risk Assessment and Management |
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3.57 Probabilistic Risk Assessment |
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4 Safety Measures in Design and Operation |
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4.4 Factors Affecting Purging |
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4.5 Causes of Dilution or Mixing |
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4.5.5 Temperature Effects |
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4.6.4 Sweep-Through Purging |
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4.6.6 Variable-Rate or Demand Purging |
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4.7 Limits of Flammability of Gas Mixtures |
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4.8 Protection System Design and Operation |
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4.9 Explosion Prevention Systems |
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4.10.2 Confined Space, Excavations, and Hazardous Environments |
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4.10.4 Well Pumping Units |
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4.12 Welding Fumes and Ventilation |
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4.13.1 Changes to Critical Equipment |
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4.16 Grounding and Bonding |
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4.17 Other General Requirements |
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4.17.1 Performance-Based Design |
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4.17.2 Inspection of Protection Systems |
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4.18 Process Safety Management (PSM) at Oil and Gas Operations |
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4.18.1 Exemptions of PSM Standards in Oil and Gas Industries |
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4.18.2 Process Safety Information |
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4.19 Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) |
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4.20 Safe Operating Procedures |
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4.21 Safe Work Practice Procedures |
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4.21.2 Pre-startup Review |
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4.22 Mechanical Integrity |
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4.23 Management of Change |
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4.24 Incident Investigation |
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4.26 Software Used in HSE Management |
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4.26.2 Spiramid's HSE Software |
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4.26.4 Rivo HSE Management Software |
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Application Problem: Quantified Risk Assessment of LPG Filling Station |
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References |
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