Safety integrity level analysis for processes: Issues and methodologies

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Bhimavarapu, Kumar ^a   Stavrianidis, Paris ^a  

^a FM Global Engineering and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVELS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0034149058     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680190107     Document Type: Article

References (7)

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4. Center for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, "Guidelines for Safe Automation of Chemical Processes", NY (1993).
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