A work process for revalidating LOPAs and other risk analyses

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-129

  Wagner, Tim ^a   Champion, John ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

LOPA; QRA; Revalidation; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

CENTER FOR CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETIES; CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY; EXTERNAL FACTORS; FAULT-TREES; HAZARD AND OPERABILITY STUDY; HOLISTIC APPROACH; LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; LOPA; MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POPULATION CHANGE; PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS; PROJECT REVIEW; QRA; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; REVALIDATION; WORK PROCESS;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONNEL; POPULATION STATISTICS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861223254     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.11473     Document Type: Article

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