Initiating events and independent protection layers

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 374-378

  Murphy, John F ^a,b   Chastain, Wayne ^c   Bridges, William ^d  

^a Process Safety Services   (United States)

^b CCPS Staff Consultant ^*

^c EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^d Process Improvement Institute Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Independent protection layers; Initiating events; Layers of protection; LOPA; Risk; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

INDEPENDENT PROTECTION LAYERS; INITIATING EVENTS; LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; LAYERS OF PROTECTION; LOPA; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE;

RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70449111286     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10356     Document Type: Article

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