The UK Buncefield incident - The view from a UK risk assessment engineer

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 913-920

  Herbert, Ian ^a  

^a ABB Limited UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buncefield; Detonation; Hazard identification; Multi Energy Method; VCE; Wind

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; BUNCEFIELD; CIVIL LAWS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DESIGN SAFETY; EXPERT WITNESS; FIRE AND EXPLOSION; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; LEGAL ACTION; LOSS OF CONTAINMENT; MULTI ENERGY; PERIODIC REVIEW; RISK MITIGATION; SAFE DESIGNS; SAFETY CASE; STORAGE SITES; STORAGE SYSTEMS; STORAGE TANK; SUPPORT OPERATIONS; VAPOUR CLOUDS; VCE;

DESIGN; DETONATION; ENGINEERS; EXPLOSIONS; GASOLINE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; INSTALLATION; LIQUIDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND POWER;

FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 78649732811     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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