Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries Volume 1

Safety in the process industries is critical for those who work with chemicals and hazardous substances or processes. The field of loss prevention is, and continues to be, of supreme importance to countless companies, municipalities and governments around the world, and Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industry is a detailed reference to defending against hazards. Recognized as the standard work for chemical and process engineering safety professionals, it provides the most complete collection of information on the theory, practice, design elements, equipment, regulations and laws covering the field of process safety. An entire library of alternative books (and cross-referencing systems) would be needed to replace or improve upon it, but everything of importance to safety professionals, engineers and managers can be found in this all-encompassing three volume reference instead.  

The fully revised and updated volume 1 of Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industry is intended for practicing engineers who are involved in managing engineering and operational risk in the process industries and who need to understand what should be done to assess, track, and make decisions regarding risks throughout a project’s life. The volume provides indispensable guidelines about comprehensive and robust management systems, proactive planning strategies throughout a project’s stages, and specific engineering knowledge about different disciplines used in the project’s design and operation. It helps technical safety engineers managing the technical risk in an engineering project that due to the interdisciplinary nature of how loss can occur in the process industries, requires them to have a broad understanding of technical issues.