Reviews of this edition: "...a comprehensive treatment of all, and I mean all, aspects of plant safety, which this review is all too short to do justice to it." - Gary Bennett, Journal of Hazardous Materials "For 24 years the best way of finding information on any aspect of process safety has been to start by looking in Lees...To sum up, the new edition maintains the book's reputation as the authoritative work on the subject and the new chapters maintain the high standard of the original...As I wrote when I reviewed the first edition, this is not a book to put in the company library for experts to borrow occasionally. Copies should be readily accessible by every operating manager, designer and safety engineer, so that they can refer to it easily. On the whole it is very readable and well illustrated." - Trevor Kletz 2005 "...the most comprehensive treatise on process safety and loss prevention available...it should be in the process safety department library of any company involved with manufacturing, handling, and processing hazardous chemicals. Also, process safety/loss prevention specialists and consultants will find it an invaluable source book on practically every subject in this field. Professor Mannan and his co-authors are to be congratulated on their outstanding contribution to the continuation of the pioneering work and legacy of Professor Lees." - Stanley S. Grossel, President Process Safety & Design, Inc. Reviews of previous edition: 'Professor Lees has covered what seems to be virtually every aspect of process engineering and the loss prevention aspects therein' - PROCESS ENGINEERING ' This is the most comprehensive safety guide seen by C&I, from a process engineering stand point'. Content: Preface to Third Edition, Pages v-viiPreface to Second Edition, Pages ix-xPreface to First Edition, Pages xi-xivAcknowledgements, Page xvTerminology, Page xviNotation, Page xviUse of References, Page xviiList of Contributors, Page xix1 - Introduction, Pages 1-132 - Hazard, incident and loss, Pages 1-273 - Legislation and law, Pages 1-54 - Major hazard control, Pages 1-325 - Economics and insurance, Pages 1-196 - Management and management systems, Pages 1-217 - Reliability engineering, Pages 1-718 - Hazard identification, Pages 1-799 - Hazard assessment, Pages 1-12310 - Plant siting and layout, Pages 1-3311 - Process design, Pages 1-6512 - Pressure system design, Pages 1-10413 - Control system design, Pages 1-6914 - Human factors and human error, Pages 1-9215 - Emission and dispersion, Pages 1-34816 - Fire, Pages 1-30717 - Explosion, Pages 1-31118 - Toxic release, Pages 1-7919 - Plant commissioning and inspection, Pages 1-4820 - Plant operation, Pages 1-2221 - Equipment maintenance and modification, Pages 1-5122 - Storage, Pages 1-7823 - Transport, Pages 1-9024 - Emergency planning, Pages 1-2025 - Personal safety, Pages 1-3426 - Accident research, Pages 1-927 - Information feedback, Pages 1-2828 - Safety management systems, Pages 1-1029 - Computer aids, Pages 1-530 - Artificial intelligence and expert systems, Pages 1-10531 - Incident investigation, Pages 1-3132 - Inherently safer design, Pages 1-2433 - Reactive chemicals, Pages 1-4734 - Safety instrumented systems, Pages 1-3935 - Chemical security, Pages 1-8Appendix 1 - Case histories, Pages 1-80Appendix 2 - Flixborough, Pages 1-18Appendix 3 - Seveso, Pages 1-13Appendix 4 - Mexico city, Pages 1-7Appendix 5 - Bhopal, Pages 1-11Apendix 6 - Pasadena, Pages 1-5Appendix 7 - Canvey reports, Pages 1-34Appendix 8 - Rijnmond report, Pages 1-20Appendix 9 - Laboratories, Pages 1-10Appendix 10 - Pilot plants, Pages 1-8Appendix 11 - Safety, health and the environment, Pages 1-26Appendix 12 - Noise, Pages 1-6Appendix 13 - Safety factors for simple relief systems, Pages 1-3Appendix 14 - Failure and event data, Pages 1-38Appendix 15 - Earthquakes, Pages 1-22Appendix 16 - San carlos de la rapita, Pages 1-4Appendix 17 - ACDS transport hazards report, Pages 1-22Appendix 18 - Offshore process safety, Pages 1-8Appendix 19 - Piper alpha, Pages 1-14Appendix 20 - Nuclear energy, Pages 1-10Appendix 21 - Three mile island, Pages 1-13Appendix 22 - Chernobyl, Pages 1-10Appendix 23 - Rasmussen report, Pages 1-20Appendix 24 - ACMH model licence conditions, Pages 1-10Appendix 25 - HSE guidelines on developments near major hazards, Pages 1-4Appendix 26 - Public planning inquiries, Pages 1-6Appendix 27 - Standards and codes, Pages 1-3Appendix 28 - Institutional publications, Pages 1-110Appendix 29 - Information sources, Pages 1-11Appendix 30 - Units and unit conversions, Pages 1-6Appendix 31 - Process safety management (PSM) regulation in the united states, Pages 1-5Appendix 32 - Risk management program regulation in the United States, Pages 1-3Appendix 33 - Incident databases, Pages 1-5Appendix 34 - Web links, Pages 1-3References, Part 1, Pages 1-50References, Part 2, Pages 51-100References, Part 3, Pages 101-150References, Part 4, Pages 151-200References, Part 5, Pages 201-250References, Part 6, Pages 251-301References, Part 7, Pages 302-351References, Part 8, Pages 352-400References, Part 9, Pages 401-449References, Part 10, Pages 450-486Loss Prevention Bulletin, Pages 1-7Acronyms, Pages 1-12Index, Pages 1-41Computer Codes Index, Pages 1-6