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Article on Risk Reduction
What risk reduction measures should be credited in process hazard analysis?
Article first published online: 5 OCT 2012
DOI: 10.1002/prs.11520
Copyright © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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How to Cite
Baybutt, P. (2012), What risk reduction measures should be credited in process hazard analysis?. Proc. Safety Prog., 31: 359–362. doi: 10.1002/prs.11520
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 NOV 2012
- Article first published online: 5 OCT 2012
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Keywords:
- process hazard analysis;
- process safety management;
- safeguards;
- risk reduction measures
Abstract
Process hazard analysis (PHA) identifies existing risk reduction measures so that their contribution to reducing risk can be determined in order to decide if the risk of hazard scenarios is tolerable. Unfortunately, PHA practitioners do not follow consistent practices in crediting risk reduction measures as there are no generally accepted standards or guidelines for doing so. This situation leads to inconsistent studies and possibly erroneous results. The meaning of risk reduction measures and their relationship to process safeguards are discussed in this article, and risk reduction measures that could be credited in PHA are identified. © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog, 2012.