Trevor Kletz Compendium - by Andy Brazier & David Edwards & Fiona MacLeod & Craig Skinner & Ivan Vince (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Trevor Kletz has had a huge impact on the way people viewed accidents and safety, particularly in the process industries. His ideas were developed from nearly 40 years working in the chemical industry. When he retired from the field, he shared his experience and ideas widely in more than 15 books. Trevor Kletz Compendium: His Process Safety Wisdom Updated for a New Generation introduces Kletz's stories and ideas and brings them up to date in this valuable resource that equips readers to manage process safety in every workplace. Topics covered in this book include inherent safety, safety studies, human factors and design. Learn the lessons from past accidents to make sure they don't happen again.

Review Quotes

"Despite these minor issues, this book ultimately succeeds at its goal to present the teachings of Prof. Kletz to a new, modern audience. The main selling point of this book is the collection and synthesis of Prof. Kletz's writings and recommendations, and these pieces are supplemented by information relevant to the practice of process safety today. Ultimately, I feel this textbook is a good reference for those interested in communicating the thought and intention behind process safety philosophies. I am more hesitant to recommend use of this book as the primary textbook for a process safety or design course, particularly those that rely on more technical process safety and design calculations, as teaching those specific skills is not in the purview of this text. With that said, I intend to use this book as a reference for future safety and professional practice courses I teach, and I have already recommended it to several colleagues with similar teaching interests." --Chemical Engineering Education