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Since centuries foods have been preserved by heating, chilling,drying, salting, conserving, acidification, oxygen-removal,fermenting, adding various preservatives, etc., and often thesemethods were applied in combinations. More recently the underlyingprinciples of these traditional methods have been defined (i.e., F, t,aw, pH, Eh, competitive flora, various preservatives), and effectivelimits of these factors for microbial growth, survival, and death wereestablished. Food preservation and also food quality depends in mostcases on the empirical and now more often on the deliberate andintelligent application of combined preservative factors, i.e. onso-called hurdle technology. It also became obvious that futuristicfood preservation methods (e.g., high hydrostatic pressure,high-intensity pulsed electric fields, high-intensity pulsed light,oscillating magnetic fields as well as food irradiation) are mosteffective in combination with additional hurdles. Thus, hurdletechnology is also the key of food preservation in the future.Furthermore, basic aspects of hurdle technology (i.e., homeostasis,metabolic exhaustion, and stress reactions of microorganisms as wellas the multitarget preservation of foods) have been recognized to beof fundamental importance and are increasingly studied in relation tohurdle technology.Different aspects of improvements of traditional foods and in thedevelopment of novel foods via hurdle technology have been coveredrecently in numerous articles and book chapters. However, HurdleTechnologies: Combination Treatments for Food Stability, Safetyand Quality is the first work on hurdle technology in whichall aspects, the possibilities and limitations of hurdle technology,are comprehensively outlined and evaluated. World-renowned on thesubject, Leistner and Gould were instrumental in the development ofthe hurdle technology concept and in the last decades have obtainedmuch practical experience in the application of this successfulapproach in the food industry worldwide. ... Read more

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A variety of approaches are given so the reader can select the methodology best suited. It discusses the fundamental skills, techniques, and tools of auditing, and the characteristics of a good process safety management system. And, since information needed for review in the audit may be scattered or undocumented, it offers suggestions on what to look for and where. Whether your company is large or small, whether you are experienced with auditing or just developing a system, consistent use of the techniques presented can significantly improve your audit and your process safety management. ... Read more

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Extensively rewritten, reorganized, and updated to match the curriculum standard as defined by the Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT), this Second Edition offers an easy-to-follow investigation into the entire spectrum of safety, health, and environmental concerns related to the process industry.Coherent coverage is designed to take learners on a straightforward journey towards understanding the plethora of important regulatory issues governing today's chemical processing arena.Readers will acquire valuable process technology insight as they become acutely familiar with accident prevention, risk assessment and management, policy and procedures preparation, plant operations safety, and more. ... Read more

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hot off the press
Book still had the fresh smell of ink.Received in excellent condition and in about a week. ... Read more

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An effective laser safety program can mean big savings in time, money, effort, and most importantly, human well-being. It can improve the quality of your research program, your organization's reputation, and ultimately, improve your bottom line. Based on the extensive experience of active Laser Safety Officer Kenneth Barat, Laser Safety Management provides practical tools for successfully implementing a laser safety program in any environment.

The book defines the three elements of laser safety: users, the laser safety officer, and incidental personnel. It covers the types of laser injuries, standard operating procedures to ensure safety, tips and tools to avoid pitfalls, training, control measures, and personal protection equipment. The author explores the laser safety officer position and delineates the required elements of effective SOPs. He also discusses non-beam hazards, includes practical control examples and sample forms, and covers U.S. and European regulations and standards.

Taking a pedagogical approach, the book covers not only how to avoid accidents, but how to investigate them if they do occur. It includes a sample safety program designed to evaluate your current safety plan and act as a roadmap for where you need to be and how to get there. Filled with common sense solutions for laser safety issues, the book makes setting up a safety program practically painless. ... Read more

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Excellent point of departure
This book allows one to determine and develop (from examples) the correct documentation and starts one down the path to a sensible and defensible laser safety plan. As always, the tension of meeting bureaucratic requirements while simultaneously actually making the workplace safe (by creating work habits which don't prevent research but prevent accidents) will remain -- no book can resolve that dilemma! ... Read more

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A clear and concise reference guide on integrating fire protection design, Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design encompasses not only the basic information on the functions, design, and applications of fire protection systems; but also reveals how this information can and should be integrated with every other major engineering discipline.

Protecting people, buildings and the environment from the impact of fire requires a comprehensive, systematic approach that includes the analysis of fire hazards as well as the design, installation and maintenance of fire detection, suppression and communications systems.Jane Lataille takes the reader beyond these basic issues and includes information on mitigating potential fire damage through proper design and construction of buildings, industrial processes and utility systems.

Through specific examples, the reader sees how fire protection engineering can be integrated with mechanical, electrical, structural, and chemical engineering. The book also includes a section on writing fire protection specifications as well as a comprehensive reference list.


* Assure effective fire protection design through engineering

* Avoid costly fire protection redesign

* Effectively integrate fire protection features into project specifications ... Read more

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Safety at Work is widely accepted as the authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace and covers all aspects of safety management.

The sixth edition has been revised to cover recent changes to UK practice and standards in health, safety, employment and environmental legislation. It also incorporates EU directives and references to harmonised and international standards.

Reflecting the importance of the roles of directors and managers in health and safety, new chapters cover the management of risk, emphasising the need for a sound organisational structure to achieve effective risk management. Developments in the behavioural approach to risk management and current thinking on the development of an international standard on safety management are also covered.

Quality of the environment is rapidly becoming part of the safety manager's responsibilities both in the workplace and in the context of global pollution. A completely new part consisting of five chapters has been added dealing solely with environmental issues (including ISO 14001).

The increasingly important role of ergonomics in health and safety is reflected in a new chapter on Applied Ergonomics, dealing with the subject pragmatically, that will allow the manager and practitioner to design process and operations that are within the limits of the human body. The effects of stress, an emerging concern in health and safety, are covered in various chapters.

* The leading book on the subject of occupational safety that covers all aspects of safety management.
* Revised to include changes in health, safety, employment and environmental legislation and issues.
* Covers information required for NEBOSH and IOSH qualifications ... Read more

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Safety at Work 7th Ed
Arrived in specified time in good condition, for health & safety
fantastic book if you are doing any form of Nebosh course Gen cert or
diploma spot on for research & ref material could almost say it`s
the health & safety bible ... Read more

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Reliability and Risk Issues in Large Scale Safety-critical Digital Control Systems provides some important coverage of reliability issues and their corresponding countermeasures in the field of large-scale digital control systems, from the hardware and software in digital systems to the human operators who supervise the overall process of large-scale systems. Unlike other books which examine theories and issues in individual fields, this book reviews important problems and countermeasures across the fields of hardware and system reliability, software reliability, verification and validation, digital systems, human factors engineering and human reliability analysis.

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This is an accident-avoiding prescription for electricians, safety managers, and inspectors, and engineers dealing with electricity any voltage level. Presenting crucial protective safety strategies for industrial and commercial systems, the Handbook references all major safety codes (OSHA, NEC, NESC, and NFPA) where appropriate, creating a unique, one-stop compliance manual for any company’s electrical safety training and reference needs. ... Read more

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Useful and User-Friendly Facts from Highly Qualified Sources
This is a very useful and user-friendly book. I am especially impressed by the qualifications of the authors. One is a Certified Plant Engineer and longtime member of the Association for Facilities Engineering, one is a Registered Professional Enginer, and one is a Medical Doctor (board-certified as a physician in general preventive medicine and public health.) The book covers a wide range of topics; the illustrations are very compelling, too. All 12 chapters were dense with facts yet easy to follow.

Very comprehensive job by highly qualified authors
This is an exceptionally useful and user-friendly handbook. I am particularly impressed by the authors' credentials -- one of them is a Certified Plant Engineer, one is a Registered Professional Engineer, and one of them is a Medical Doctor (board-certified as a physician in general preventive medicine and public health). The illustrations supplement the text very well, too. ... Read more

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Publication of this book completes a project begun with the first volume, Reactor Physics and Control.

These books are the product of Project SIFTOR (Safety Information for the Technology of Reactors), a coordinated effort sponsored by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to evaluate critically, organize, and generalize the growing body of information concerned with safety problems in reactor design and operation. Many leading authorities have contributed to this project, and their studies range in treatment from normal, day-to-day operation to catastrophic accidents. The history of specific accidents is reviewed, as is that of destructive tests ("intentional accidents"). The results of numerous theoretical and experimental studies of reactor excursions ("run-aways") are synthesized by mathematical models. The problems of containing or confining the energy and radioactive debris that would be released by a serious accident at a reactor installation are considered in detail, as are the safety problems associated with non-nuclear phases of reactor design: mechanical components, chemical reactions, fluid flow, and heat transfer.

Contents: "Materials and Metallurgy," Thomas O. Ziebold; "Fuel Elements," D. Gurinsky and S. Isserow; "Mechanical Design of Components for Reactor Systems," N. J. Palladino; "Fluid Flow," S. Levy; "Heat Transfer," W. Rohsenow and H. Fenech; "Chemical Reactions," L. Baker; "Fission Product Release," G. W. Parker and C. J. Barton; "Fission Product Behavior and Retention in Containment Systems," L. Silverman; "Radioactive Waste Management," W. Rodger and S. McLain; "The Concepts of Reactor Containment," T. J. Thompson; and "Containment and Confinement Structures," T. J. Thompson. ... Read more

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The Technology of Nuclear Reactor Safety - Vol. 2
This text is an excellent resource for PWR, BWR and liquid metal reactor engineering.It's through - with roughly over 150 citations per chapter of detailed information on design and accident analysis.
A must-have for the serious enthusiast in the field.This is nuclear engineering at its core.
I am still trying to track down a copy of volume 1, though.I'm big into theory and reactor dynamics but this engineering and materials science is on par. ... Read more

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Covers a Host of Groundbreaking Techniques

Thermal processing is known to effectively control microbial populations in food, but the procedure also has a downside―it can break down the biochemical composition of foods, resulting in a marked loss of sensory and nutritional quality. Processing Effects on Safety and Quality of Foods delineates three decades of advances made in processing techniques that produce microbiologically safe foods, while maintaining their sensory and nutritive properties.

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An international review of road safety engineering. This study illustrates the practices/procedures used in the identification of hazardous sites and the development of road/traffic countermeasures. It identifies the sources of accident problems and factors of human behaviour. ... Read more

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Fire Safety Engineering: Design of Structures provides the knowledge needed to design a structure which will withstand the effects of fire.

The book covers everything from design concerns and philosophies, regulatory control, the behaviour characteristics of natural fires through to the properties of different materials at elevated temperatures.

Focusing on the fire sections of the Structural Eurocodes, the book provides detailed design advice on each of the main structural elements such as concrete, steel, composite steel-concrete, timber, and masonry, aluminium, plastics and glass.

J. A Purkiss, Consultant, previously lectured Structural Engineering at Aston University. His main areas of research were the behaviour of concrete, concrete composite materials and concrete structures at elevated temperatures, the experimental determination of the effects of spalling and its modelling using coupled heat and mass transfer, the determination of the characteristics of fire damaged concrete structures.

* Design methods based on the fire sections of the new Structural Eurocodes
* Worked calculations and examples clearly illustrate the effect of temperature rise and structural performance of structural elements
* Essential reading for Structural Engineers, Building Designers, Architects, Fire Engineers and Building Control Officers ... Read more

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This book details the latest developments in sensing technology and its application in food industry. It explores the opportunities created by the chemical and biosensensing technology and improvements performed in recent years for better food quality, better food safety, better food processing and control, and better input for food industry. The chapters in this book have been divided into three sections: basic principles of chemical and biosensing technology, biosensors for food processing and control, and biosensors for food safety.

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The author explains the various environmental and health hazards due to electricity in its many forms, and sets out methods and practices to reduce risks (including operations in specialised environments such as explosive atmospheres and flammable dusts). The book should be valuable reference material not only to practising electrical engineering students, but also for personnel and safety managers with responsibility for safety in the workplace.

Also available:

Electrical Steels for Rotating Machines - ISBN 9780852969809
High Voltage Direct Current Transmission, 2nd Edition - ISBN 9780852969410

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The IET publishes more than 100 new titles every year; a rich mix of books, journals and magazines with a back catalogue of more than 350 books in 18 different subject areas including:

-Power & Energy
-Renewable Energy
-Radar, Sonar & Navigation
-Electromagnetics
-Electrical Measurement
-History of Technology
-Technology Management
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This book bridges the gap between risk assessment and fire safety engineering like few other resources.

As all required knowledge for Probability and Statistics for Fire Engineering is included in the preliminary chapters, the book is suitable for teaching Fire Engineering components in a wide range of engineering courses for senior graduates and for postgraduate students of Fire Engineering. It will also serve as a comprehensive reference for professionals.

This book describes the theory and the models involved in risk analysis, and includes case studies of multiple fire scenarios. Building fire safety and human behavioural responses to these scenarios show the benefits of risk-based fire safety design.

* Case studies and examples from across the world
* Applies probabilistic and stochastic models to fire initiation, fire growth, smoke spread and human behavior
* Co-written by a pioneering researcher in the field of building fire safety ... Read more

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The performance of a product, a system or a service is usually judged in terms of dependability (which can be defined as an aggregate of quality, reliability, and maintainability etc.) and safety, not overlooking the cost of achieving these attributes. As of now, dependability and cost effectiveness are primarily seen as instruments for conducting the international trade in the free market environment and thereby deciding the economic prosperity of a nation. However, the internalization of the hidden costs of environment preservation will have to be accounted for, sooner or later, in order to be able to produce sustainable products in the long run. These factors cannot be considered in isolation of each other. The “Handbook of Performability Engineering” considers all aspects of performability engineering, providing a holistic view of the entire life cycle of activities of the product, along with the associated cost of environmental preservation at each stage, while maximizing the performance.

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Nowadays, every process needs a safety analysis that must be, from the beginning, integrated in any design, construction or managerial process, to ensure the desired safety and security standards and to calculate the costs. Safety and Security Engineering, due to its special nature, represents an interdisciplinary area of research and applications that brings together, in a systemic view, many disciplines of engineering, from the traditional to the most advanced and novel This book contains most of the papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering (SAFE 2005). The meeting provided a forum for the presentation and discussion of the most recent developments in the theoretical and practical aspects of Safety and Security Engineering.

The contributions are divided under the following headings: Modelling and theoretical studies; Risk analysis, assessment and management; ARAMIS: an integrated risk assessment methodology; Novel techniques, systems and devices; Information and communication technologies; Integrated technological systems; Fire prevention and protection; Infrastructures protection; Transportation problems; Population protection; Environmental protection; Emergency and disaster prevention, control, management and recovery; Terrorism prevention and protection; Case studies; Forensic studies; and Industrial environment. ... Read more

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Incidents That Define Process Safety describes approximately fifty incidents that have had a significant impact on the chemical and refining industries' approaches to modern process safety. Events are described in detail so readers get a fundamental understanding of the root causes, the consequences, the lessons learned, and actions that can prevent a recurrence. There are exhaustive investigative reports about these events, allowing you to apply the resulting safety principles to their current operations. ... Read more

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Tales of Incidents Grim
Tales of Incidents Grim - BB (Boring)
Incidents That Define Process Safety
By John Atherton and Frederic Gil
Reviewed by Nick Sands

Many younger employees do not remember the process plant disasters of the 1980's. John Atherton and Frederic Gil have summarized many of those events and more in Incidents the Define Process Safety, published by the Center for Chemical Process Safety. Atherton has 40 years of experience, including 25 years working for BP in process safety management. He is a chartered engineer, a member of IChemE and was awarded the Ned Franklin medal by IChemE for his contributions to process safety. Gil has worked as a fire, process safety and loss prevention engineer for 18 years.

The incidents are grouped in chapters by common cause, though multiple factors contributed to all of the incidents. The first cause is blind operation where the hazards are not seen, including two plane crashes and the incident at Three Mile Island. Design has contributed to incidents as well, like the biggest process incident in history at Union Carbide in Bhopal. The Hindenburg fire is also covered with this group. External causes contributed to the fire storm at Pemex in Mexico City and fire at Tupas in Izmit, Turkey.

A lack of inspection and maintenance was a factor in the fire at Texaco in Milford Haven and the HF release at Marathon Oil in Texas City. Failure to provide adequate process knowledge is cited as a cause in the BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion) at Elf in Feyzin and the explosion at AZF in Toulouse. Other incidents were partially caused because process hazards were not understood, including the explosions at Esso in Longford and at BP in Grangemouth.

Improper management of change is associated with two of the most famous incidents, the Chernobyl disaster and the explosion at Nypro in Flixborough. Missing the opportunities to learn from previous near misses was a factor in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Poor operating procedure was one of the causes for the most recent incident cited, the explosion at BP in Texas City.

Several disasters occurred in part due to poor practice around work permits, including the incident at Motiva in Delaware, the explosion at Phillips in Pasadena, and Piper Alpha platform fire that killed 167. Poor emergency response contributed to the consequences of the incident at ICMESA in Seveso which helped inspire the EU Seveso directive. Emergency response was also a factor in the boil over at Tacoa in Venezuela. The final group of incidents is related to human factors, including the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

Sharing the lessons of history is always of benefit. Atherton and Gil broaden the usual list with many non-process incidents. While this may be interesting in a historical sense, it leaves little room to fully discuss the process incidents that really did define process safety. The diluted discussion makes Incident that Define Process Safety a more boring book (BB) than it had to be.

Sometimes less is more
As a Process Reliability Engineer working in a major refinery I looked forward to reading this book. I ordered it hoping that it would be an extension of British Petroleum's fact-based and well-articulated sixteen volume process safety series available through Amazon and IChemE (ISBN 0852955219). The sections that explain the sequence of events behind refinery safety incidents are excellent. They contain meaningful lessons learned about equipment operation, maintenance, and human factors that readily apply in the processing and manufacturing industry.BP displays an incredible amount of humility by allowing the public to look deep inside some of their own process safety failures.It is our responsibility to constructively use this information to avoid repeat failures in our own facilities.

But what spoiled it for me is the insertion of "lessons learned" from some highly sensationalized, historic disasters. For example, the Hindenburg summary on pages 52 - 56 ties the safety message to theoretical arguments based on limited research and internet blogs instead of the sound forensic engineering practice that was used to determine a probable cause for the manufacturing industry case histories.This sometimes distracts from an important safety message that would have otherwise stood firm on its own merit.

great breadth and depth
This book goes a lot further than previous books, in that it looks at incidents outside the process industry, and explores the failings of all elements of process safety. Obviously BP is stepping up the effort to become a recognized leader in process safety (those words were written for them by someone else, weren't they?)Anyway, it's a fascinating and informative read that should arm process safety professionals for scenarios from the boardroom to the confined space. ... Read more

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This book is comprised of a number of research papers presented at several Computer s in Railways Conferences. It has been compiled by G. Sciutto, from Università degli Studi di Genova, and contains selected papers originating from different countries, such as France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, USA, and Taiwan. There is a strong lack of agreement regarding the safety approaches adopted by different transportation modes, while the sudden increased demand for security for both freight and passengers has motivated a more uniform methodological approach. The papers in this volume give an overview of the current state of the art in analytical approaches, methods and simulation tools for the modelling and analysis of the safety and security of transport networks. ... Read more

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In the resilience engineering approach to safety, failures and successes are seen as two different outcomes of the same underlying process, namely how people and organizations cope with complex, underspecified and therefore partly unpredictable work environments. Therefore safety can no longer be ensured by constraining performance and eliminating risks. Instead, it is necessary to actively manage how people and organizations adjust what they do to meet the current conditions of the workplace, by trading off efficiency and thoroughness and by making sacrificing decisions."The Ashgate Studies in Resilience Engineering" series promulgates new methods, principles and experiences that can complement established safety management approaches, providing invaluable insights and guidance for practitioners and researchers alike in all safety-critical domains. While the Studies pertain to all complex systems they are of particular interest to high hazard sectors such as aviation, ground transportation, the military, energy production and distribution, and healthcare.Published periodically within this series will be edited volumes titled "Resilience Engineering Perspectives". The first volume, "Remaining Sensitive to the Possibility of Failure", presents a collection of 20 chapters from international experts. This collection deals with important issues such as measurements and models, the use of procedures to ensure safety, the relation between resilience and robustness, safety management, and the use of risk analysis. The final six chapters utilise the report from a serious medical accident to illustrate more concretely how resilience engineering can make a difference, both to the understanding of how accidents happen and to what an organisation can do to become more resilient. ... Read more