Accidents in the chemical industry: are they foreseeable?

Sonnemans, P.J.M.; Körvers, Patrick M.W.

doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2005.03.008

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“…In this general sense they are similar to the pathogens which are often thought of as creating the conditions for unwanted events. In a review of whether accidents within the chemical industry are foreseeable, Sonnemans and Körvers (2006) note that precursors date back to Heinrich (1931), but that the term has been extended beyond technical precursors to "organizational precursors" (Perrow, 1984;Reason, 1997;citing Turner, 1978)). Indeed a structure within the system through which variables interact to create a failure at the system level, without any elements individually failing or indicating failure (Marais et al, 2006), can also be described as pathogens which exist within the system.…”

Section: Organisational Accidents and Precursorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A study of the precursors leading to ‘organisational’ accidents in complex industrial settings

Taylor

Wijk

May

et al. 2015

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

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Section: Organisational Accidents and Precursorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A study of the precursors leading to ‘organisational’ accidents in complex industrial settings

Taylor

Wijk

May

et al. 2015

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

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“…27 -35, DOI 10.2478/v10281-012- Kletz (Kletz, 1993) had warned for such situation many years ago and Körvers (Körvers, 2004) motivated his promotion work on accident precursors in 2000 -2003 with references to Hopkins and Hale (Hopkins, 2000;Hale et al, 1998; see also Sonnemans and Körvers, 2006). Hopkins mentioned the Longford gas plant in Australia where in 1998 a disastrous accident occurred while the LTIR of that plant was exemplary and Hale wrote that formulating reliable safety performance indicators constitutes a fundamental problem in safety science.…”

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“…The report by the Baker Panel (Baker et al, 2007) following the CSB investigation of the accident and examining all BP's refi nery activities in the U.S. uncovered the leadership and management weaknesses and safety culture issues. (Körvers, 2004;Sonnemans and Körvers, 2006) In fact, Patrick Körvers in his dissertation (Körvers, 2004) investigated many cases: fi rst using an accident data bank and later by doing investigative work in more detail at three process plants. He was looking to fi nd (hidden) accident precursors by checking process disturbances or deviations.…”

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Process Safety Performance Indicators

Pasman¹

2012

Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Safety Engineering Series

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Abstract:For over 50 years to measure safety performance the Lost Time Incident Rate, LTIR was used. Fortunately, over the years the learning attitude towards accidents changed from a retrospective to a pro-active one. In the 90-s the safety management system was introduced. No management though, without the Deming cycle of Plan, Do, Check, Act, and checking, means the need of indicators. Existing LTIR-values were used not realizing these refl ect personal rather than process safety. In 2005 after the BP Texas City refi nery vapor cloud explosion, awareness of the difference broke through and Process Safety Leading and Lagging Metrics were formulated. In January 2012 an international conference was held in Brussels organized by EPSC and CEFIC. Results will be summarized. The paper will explain briefl y, where we are now, and what still is ahead.

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“…Most of them pose relatively low consequences which can have little influence on the process of sustainable development. For example, 18 000 accidents were reported in all industries in the FACTS database (Sonnemans et al 2006). From these accidents 3916 accidents happened in petro-chemical industries.…”

Section: Industrial Accidents and Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Development and Major Industrial Accidents: The Beneficial Role of Risk‐oriented Structural Engineering / Rizika Grindžiamos Konstrukcijų Inžinerijos Įtaka Mažinant Sunkių Pramonių Avarijų Poveikį Darniam Vystymuisi

Vaidogas

Juocevičius

2008

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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abstract. Sustainable development can be restricted by major accidents which occur in hazardous industries. Almost every major accident may have negative influence on each of the three constituents of the sustainable development: social, environmental and economic part. A characteristic feature of the most of major accidents is severe damage to the structural systems built inside and outside of the industrial facility in which the accident happens. To avoid such accidents or at least to reduce their consequences, structural systems should be designed using a risk-based approach. On the level of detailed structural design, a formal measure of risk should be introduced and applied to express the effectiveness of the structural solution in terms of accident mitigation and minimization of potential consequences. The structural design should involve the consideration of possible accident scenarios and positive or negative contribution of structures and structural failures to the escalation or de-escalation of the accident. This can be done by applying the risk-oriented structural design. A well-established methodological framework for such a design is provided by the quantitative risk assessment. A consequent application of a risk-based approach can be one of the risk management tools which will reduce the number of major accidents and thus their negative influence on sustainable development.

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Accidents in the chemical industry: are they foreseeable?

Cited by 43 publications

References 8 publications

A study of the precursors leading to ‘organisational’ accidents in complex industrial settings

A study of the precursors leading to ‘organisational’ accidents in complex industrial settings

Process Safety Performance Indicators

Sustainable Development and Major Industrial Accidents: The Beneficial Role of Risk‐oriented Structural Engineering / Rizika Grindžiamos Konstrukcijų Inžinerijos Įtaka Mažinant Sunkių Pramonių Avarijų Poveikį Darniam Vystymuisi

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