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Evaluation of the effects and consequences of major accidents in industrial plants
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ISBN: 1281077003 9786611077006 008055461X 0444530819 9780444530813 9780080554617 Year: 2008 Publisher: Amsterdam London Elsevier

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The book analyzes the different major accidents which can occur in process plants and during the transportation of hazardous materials. The main features of fires, explosions and toxic releases are discussed, and a set of mathematical models allowing the prediction of their effects and consequences are explained. With a practical approach, the models are applied to simple illustrative examples, as well as to more complex real cases. The use of these calculations in the frame of Quantitative Risk Analysis is also treated.Evaluation of the effects of major accidents in industrial install

Caught in the machinery : workplace accidents and injured workers in nineteenth-century Britain
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ISBN: 9780804700085 0804700087 Year: 2008 Publisher: Stanford: Stanford university press,

Preventing corporate accidents
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ISBN: 1136372180 1281279722 9786611279721 0080570313 9780080570310 9780750680622 6611279725 0750680628 0080570291 Year: 2008 Publisher: Amsterdam Boston London Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann

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Makes the case for a more holistic and ethical approach to improving corporate systems as a whole. This book shows how major accidents can result from human error and defects in corporate systems. It describes accident prevention strategies, from safety culture, safety management systems, foresight and planning to safety regulations.

Digital signal processing system design : LabVIEW-based hybrid programming
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ISBN: 9780123744906 0123744903 9786611279479 0080483453 1281279471 0080570291 9780080570297 9780123745163 0123745160 9781281279477 6611279474 9780080483450 9781136372131 9781136372179 9781136372186 9781138160446 9780750680622 1136372180 1281279722 9786611279721 0080570313 Year: 2008 Publisher: Amsterdam: Academic press,

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The passing of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill in the UK and increasing public and investor pressure for good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, means organizations now, more than ever, need to ensure they do all they can to prevent major accidents. However, past experience shows that just implementing safety management systems is not enough and this book makes the case for a more holistic and ethical approach to improving corporate systems as a whole.Preventing Corporate Accidents shows how

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