RAGAGEP beyond regulation: Good engineering practices for the design and operation of plants

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 330-332

  Blair, Angela S ^a  

^a US Chemical Safety Hazard Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Ethics; Process safety; RAGAGEP

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS PLANNING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ENGINEERING PRACTICES; PROCESS SAFETY;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

CODES (STANDARDS); PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS PLANNING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 39849083648     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10211     Document Type: Article

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