Safety knowledge

Developing and encouraging the use of undergraduate education curricula which will improve the safety knowledge and consciousness of engineers. 

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Enhancement of Process Safety Knowledge Internal and external research Improved predictive systems Process safety reference library... 

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Enhancement of Process Safety Knowledge—The level of performance in this area can be based on analysis of involvement in internal and external research, including CCPS programs and professional and trade association programs (both domestic and international), improved prredictive systems, such as toxicological data and trend information on maintenance failures, and a process safety reference library. 

The enhancement of chemical reactivity safety knowledge also provides broader benefits. Improved process knowledge and understanding can produce a competitive advantage—for example, through improved yields, better quality, and increased productivity (CCPS 1989). 

Develop and implement a program for reporting reactive incidents that includes the sharing of relevant safety knowledge and lessons learned with your membership, the public, and government to improve safety system performance and prevent future incidents. 

Process safety is a dynamic field. Enhancing process safety knowledge is one of the twelve key elements recognized hy CCPS for successfully managing process safety. 

One method of enhancing safety knowledge is to learn from the experience of others. (See Chapter 15.) A sampling of industry databases that contain information about incidents is presented below in Table 11-3. An internet search can help the user in locating and evaluating these and other databases. 

Other avenues for increasing process safety knowledge exist. Previously unrecognized potential hazards and latent properties of materials are written about in industry and technical journals. Peer-reviewed research work in the area of process safety is published in several international scientific journals. Manufacturers and suppliers of process equipment often publicize previously unrecognized failure modes. Additional information on case histories can be found in Chapter 15. 

The benefit of having different classes to choose from includes the apparent difference in their mechanisms of action (which may lead to differences in their range of antidepressant activity), as well as differences in tolerability and safety. Knowledge about these differences can then be used to tailor drug treatment for a given patient, thus optimizing outcome. 

This Concept Series book supports several of the twelve elements of process safety enunciated in Guidelines for the Technical Management of Chemical Process Safety, including process knowledge and documentation, process risk management and enhancement of process safety knowledge. The purpose of the book is to assist designers and operators of chemical facilities to understand and reduce potential hazards associated with static electricity. 

Continuously improve the environmental, health and safety knowledge and performance of our technologies, processes and products over their life cycles so as to avoid harm to people and the environment. 

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