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Accident investigation is like peeling an onion. Beneath one layer, of causes and recommendations, there are other, less superficial layers.The outer layers deal with the immediate technical causes while the inner layers are concerned with avoiding the hazards and with weaknesses in the management system. Often only the outer layers are considered and thus we fail to use all the information for which we have paid the high price of an accident. This book aims to show, by analysing accidents that have occured, how we can learn more from them and thus be better able to prevent them occuring again. Looking at a wide range of accidents from the trivial to major disasters and covering the process industries, nuclear industry and transportation, the author analyses each accident in a practical and non-theoretical fashion and summarises each with a chain of events showing the prevention and mitigation which could have occured at every stage. At all times the book emphasises cause and prevention rather than human interest or cleaning up the mess. The chapter on Piper Alpha has been especially written for the book by Brian Appleton, one of the technical assessors of the official enquiry. Anyone involved in accident investigation and reporting of whatever sort and all those who work in industry, whether in design, operations or loss prevention will find this book full of invaluable guidance and advice.

Product Description: A study of industrial injury from the theoretical standpoint of political economy. Concentrating on injury rates rather than individual occurrences, this text presents extensive empirical research which centres on the manufacturing and construction industries and coal mining.

Product Description: This book presents a proven system designed for investigating, categorizing, and ultimately eliminating root causes of incidents with safety, health, environmental, quality, reliability, and production-process impacts. Defined as a tool to help investigators describe what happened, to determine how it happened, and to understand why it happened, the Root Cause Analysis System enables businesses to generate specific, concrete recommendations for preventing incident recurrences...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses the pros and cons of high-risk technologies, explains how to reduce the possibilities for catastrophic accidents, and analyzes the causes of specific industrial accidents (view table of contents)

Product Description: The worst disaster of the North Wales coalfield - one of the worst in the history of the British mining industry - occurred in 1934, killing 256 men and devastating a small community. Stanley Williamson's account draws on his own interviews with the bereaved and those involved in the rescue, as well as the reports of the subsequent inquiry and the records of the North Wales Miners' Association...read more

Product Description: The worst disaster of the North Wales coalfield - one of the worst in the history of the British mining industry - occurred in 1934, killing 256 men and devastating a small community. Stanley Williamson's account draws on his own interviews with the bereaved and those involved in the rescue, as well as the reports of the subsequent inquiry and the records of the North Wales Miners' Association...read more

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Product Description: On April 16, 1947, a small fire broke out among bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in the hold of the ship Grandcamp as it lay docked at Texas City, Texas. Despite immediate attempts to extinguish the fire, it rapidly intensified until the Grandcamp exploded in a blast that caused massive loss of life and property...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Monograph summarizing what is currently known about explosions in the process industries and the simple methods used to assess their effects. Paper. IChemE, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is the center for chemical, biochemical and process engineering professionals worldwide...read more

Product Description: The Major Accident Reporting System (MARS) has been set up by the European Commission and is operated by the JRC-ISEI within the framework of implementation of the Council Directive 82/501/EEC (SEVESO-Directive). A total of 121 accidents are classified in this volume according to various parameters, thereby illustrating the trends and priorities useful for an effective accident prevention policy...read more

Product Description: "States of emergency" describes the social disorders and crises which follow a technological disaster such as Three-Mile Island in the USA. Using interview form, the author presents the experiences of people involved in handling crisis situations resulting from technological disasters...read more

This study demonstrates that the disaster at Bhopal exposes a global syndrome that puts countless lives at risk and proposes measures to reduce the unnecessary risks

Recounts the industrial accident in Bhopal India that claimed eight thousand lives, analyzes how Union Carbide handled the disaster, and discusses the legal, political, and social result's of the case

Recounts the worst industrial accident in history, examines the causes, and suggests policy changes to help prevent future crises