LOPA: Going down the wrong path

25th International Conference of the Center for Chemical Process Safety 2010 - Topical Conference at the 2010 AIChE Spring Meeting and 6th Global Conference on Process Safety

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 27-45

  Wasileski, Robert F ^a   Henselwood, Fred ^b  

^a NOVA Chemicals Inc   (United States)

^b NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Layer of protection analysis; LOPA; Mitigation; Risk

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; CHEMICAL PROCESSING INDUSTRY; EVENT SEQUENCE; FULL SPECTRUM; INDEPENDENT PROTECTION LAYERS; LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; LOPA; MITIGATION; PROCESS SAFETY; PROTECTION LAYERS; QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MITIGATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77955801597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. Center for Chemical Process Safety, Layer Of Protection Analysis: Simplified Process Risk Assessment, ISBN 0-8169-0811-7, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY, 2001.
2. "Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processing Plants", American Petroleum Institute (API) Publication 2218, Second Edition, August 1999.
3. "Rapid Rise Fire Test of Protection Materials for Structural Steel", UL-1709, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
4. "Sewers and Drains", NOVA Chemicals Loss Prevention Standard 6.12, Rev. No. 5, December 2006.
5. "Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection", NFPA 15, 2007 Edition.
6. Center for Chemical Process Safety, Independent Protection Layers and Initiating Events, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY, pending 2010.