Key issues with implementing LOPA

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-107

  Bridges, William Bill ^a   Clark, Tony ^a  

^a Process Improvement Institute Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ief; Initiating event; Ipl; Layer of protection; Lopa; Protection layer

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; IN-SITU; INDEPENDENT PROTECTION LAYERS; INITIATING EVENTS; KEY ISSUES; PRIMARY TASK; PROTECTION LAYERS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECORDKEEPING; TEAM SETTING;

EID: 77953032748     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10384     Document Type: Article

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