
Inherently Safer Design
- 1st Edition, Volume 7 - July 12, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Faisal Khan, Paul Amyotte, Mohammad Alauddin
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 3 8 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 3 8 1 - 1
Inherently Safer Design, Volume Seven in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in chemical engineering, with interesting chapters that provide an Introduction to Inhere… Read more

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Request a sales quoteInherently Safer Design, Volume Seven in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in chemical engineering, with interesting chapters that provide an Introduction to Inherently Safer Design (ISD), ISD Fundamentals, History of ISD, ISD Life Cycle Considerations, ISD Indices, ISD and Human Factors, Conceptual and Practical Applications of ISD, Challenges to ISD Application, ISD Regulatory Requirements, ISD Case Studies, Risk-based ISD, ISD and Digitalization. ISD and Inherently Safer Operation (ISO), and the Future of ISD.
- Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors
- Presents the latest release in the Inherently Safer Design series
- Updated release includes the latest information on the Methods in Chemical Process Safety
Engineering practitioners as well as researchers working in process design, safety, and sustainability domains
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: Introduction to inherently safer design
- Abstract
- 1: Hierarchy of controls
- 2: Inherently safer design
- 3: Advantages, limitations, and implications of ISD
- 4: Applications of inherently safer design
- 5: Overview and development of this volume
- References
- Chapter Two: Fundamentals of inherently safer design
- Abstract
- 1: Inherently safer design strategies
- 2: ISD implementation at various stages of the process design life cycle
- 3: Practical considerations in ISD
- 4: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Three: The history of inherently safer design (ISrD)
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Early days
- 3: Trevor Kletz
- 4: Two disasters incentivize IS
- 5: Measurement of (inherent) safety
- 6: Extending the index concept to environmental and occupational health impacts
- 7: Process intensification
- 8: Inherent safety regulation
- 9: The future
- References
- Chapter Four: Multiscale process integration techniques for inherently safer design
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: What is process integration?
- 3: The multiscale nature of process integration towards ISD
- 4: Incorporating process-integration targets into a multicriteria economic framework
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Five: ISD indices
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Indices based on material and chemistry aspects
- 3: Indices based on equipment aspects
- 4: Indices including economic aspects
- 5: Other indices
- 6: Summary and discussion
- References
- Chapter Six: Application of inherently safer design in human factor engineering
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: What is human factor engineering (HFE)
- 3: Application of inherently safer design in human factor engineering
- 4: Existing studies of inherently safer design on HFE
- 5: ISD to reduce workers exposure in occupational health study
- 6: Inherent safety strategies on HFE
- References
- Chapter Seven: Conceptual and practical applications of ISD
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Process risk management incorporating ISD
- 3: ISD framework for technical and non-technical initiatives
- 4: Inherently safer design considering potential accident costs
- 5: Dust explosions
- 6: Applications to the nuclear industry
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Eight: Challenges to ISD application
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Approaches to inherent safety assessment and to ISD
- 3: ISD implementation in design and monitoring practices
- 4: Limits in current ISD approach
- 5: Challenges related to industry perception of ISD
- 6: Challenges related to regulatory requirements for other measures in the hierarchy of controls
- 7: Implementation of risk metrics in ISD
- 8: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Nine: ISD regulatory requirements
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Regulatory design types
- 3: Inherent safety in united states regulations
- 4: United kingdom inherent safety regulations
- 5: Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter Ten: Inherently safer design: Case studies
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Detailed case studies
- 3: Lessons from other accidents
- 4: Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter Eleven: Information security risk-based inherently safer design for intelligent oil and gas pipeline systems
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Bibliometric and knowledge graph analysis
- 3: Information security risk and novel accident-causing mechanisms for intelligent pipeline systems
- 4: Early warning of different types of attacks on information security threats
- 5: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Twelve: Deep probability learning-based release consequence estimation approach for inherently safer design of chemical plant
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Framework of deep probability learning-based release consequence estimation for inherently safer design of chemical plant
- 3: Case study 1: Hydrogen refueling station
- 4: Case study 2: LNG plant
- 5: Case study 3: Offshore platform
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Thirteen: ISD and inherently safer operation (ISO)
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Inherently safer operation (ISO)
- 3: Guidewords for ISO
- 4: Case studies for ISO implementation
- 5: Available research and future prospects
- 6: Summary and conclusions
- References
- Chapter Fourteen: Future of inherently safer design
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: What can the history of ISD teach us?
- 3: ISD in education
- 4: ISD success stories
- 5: ISD in other industries
- 6: ISD in regulations and standards
- 7: Concluding remarks
- References
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 7
- Published: July 12, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443193804
- eBook ISBN: 9780443193811
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Faisal Khan
Faisal Khan is a Chemical Engineering Professor and Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center and the Ocean Energy Safety Institute, Texas A &M University. He is the founder of the Centre for Risk Integrity and Safety Engineering (C-RISE), a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering. His areas of research interest include offshore safety and risk engineering, inherent safety, risk management, and risk-based integrity assessment and management. Dr. Khan is actively involved with multinational oil and gas industries on the issue of safety and asset integrity. He also served as the Safety and Risk Advisor to the Government of Newfoundland, Canada. He continues to serve as a subject matter expert to many organizations including Lloyd’s Register EMEA, SBM Modco, Intecsea, Technip, and Qatar-gas. He served as a Visiting Professor of Offshore and Marine Engineering at Australian Maritime College (AMC), University of Tasmania, Australia where he led the development of offshore safety and risk engineering group and the initiative of global engagements with many international institutions. He is the recipient of President Outstanding Research Award of 2012-13 at Memorial University, President Outstanding Research Supervision Award of 2013-14 at Memorial University, CSChE National Award on Process Safety Management of 2014, P, and Society of Petroleum Engineer award for his contribution to Health, Safety and Risk Engineering. He has authored over 500 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences on safety, risk, and reliability engineering. He has authored five books on the subject area. He is the Editor of the Journal of Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Safety in Extreme Environment, and ASME Part A (Risk and Uncertainty Analysis). He regularly offers training program/workshop on safety and risk engineering in different places including St John’s, Chennai, Dubai, Beijing, Aberdeen, Cape Town, Doha and Kuala Lumpur.
Affiliations and expertise
Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety CenterArtie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USAPA
Paul Amyotte
Paul Amyotte is a Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada). He is a chemical engineering graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada (Bachelor’s), Queen’s University (Master’s), the Technical University of Nova Scotia (PhD) and a registered professional engineer in Nova Scotia. Dr. Amyotte is a member and past president of Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering, a member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a Fellow of Chemical Institute of Canada, the Engineering Institute of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineers Canada, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Dr. Amyotte has an extensive record of authorship, with six books, several book chapters, and over 350 papers published in peer-reviewed journals or presented at national and international conferences. He has presented invited plenary lectures at symposia in Canada, France, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Taiwan, and the United States. He is the current editor of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, and a past president of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, Engineers Nova Scotia, and Engineers Canada. He has also served as chair of the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board, member of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, and co-chair of the Materials and Chemical Engineering Evaluation Group of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Dr. Amyotte has consulted on numerous industrial projects involving hazard analysis, incident investigation, and material explosibility. Dr. Amyotte is a recipient of distinct awards including Cybulski Medal from the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Trevor Kletz Merit Award from the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, and the Process Safety Management Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Dalhousie University
Halifax B3H 4R2
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Mohammad Alauddin
Mohammad Alauddin is currently a postdoctoral fellow and a candidate for Adjunct Scholar in the Department of Process Engineering & Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Aligarh Muslim University, a master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a doctorate from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. His area of interest includes process safety, fault detection and diagnosis, risk assessment, and computational intelligence. He authored several research papers in refereed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Dr. Alauddin is a recipient of various prestigious awards such as the WorkSafeBC Ralph McGinn Postdoctoral Fellowship and Award (2022), the SPE Canadian Educational Foundation (SPECEF) Award (2021), the People’s Choice Award in the DUC Datathon-2020 (jointly organized by the SPE Calgary and Untapped Energy), the Best Paper Award at Loss Prevention Asia- 2019 (Kuala Lumpur), and Golden Jubilee Awards (2009 & 2010) by Indian Institute for Chemical Engineers (IIChE, NRC Delhi).
Affiliations and expertise
Dalhousie University, Halifax, CanadaRead Inherently Safer Design on ScienceDirect