The industrial workplace should be an environmentally sound and reliable operation with established safety and health policies and practices. Most companies wor

This edited volume focuses on research conducted in the areas of industrial safety. Chapters are extensions of works presented at the International Conference o

This is a book for engineers that covers the hardware and software aspects of high-reliability safety systems, safety instrumentation and shutdown systems as we

Provides a thorough overview of systematic methods for reducing risks encountered in diverse work places Filled with more theory, numerous case examples, and re

Close calls, narrow escapes, or near hits. History has shown repeatedly that these "near-miss" incidents often precede loss producing events, but are largely ig