Guidelines for Safe and Reliable Instrumented Protective Systems by CCPS Hardcover - 405 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-SAF1 $144.50 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780471979401

This book explains the decision-making processes for the management of instrumented protective systems (IPS) throughout a project's life cycle. It uses the new IEC 61511 standard as a basis for the work processes used to achieve safe and reliable process operation. By walking the reader through a project's life cycle, engineering, maintenance, and operations, the information allows users to easily focus on their responsibilities and duties. Using this approach, the book is useful as a primer, guidelines reference, and resource manual. Examples provide the added 'real-world' experience applications.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Preface
List of Figures
List of Tables

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose
1.2 Target Audience
1.3 Book Road Map
1.4 Management Commitment

PLANNING

2.1 Protective Management System Lifecycle
2.2 Why It Makes Good Business Sense
2.3 Documentation
2.4 Good Engineering Practices
2.5 Key Management System Elements
2.6 Special Topics

RISK ASSESSMENT

3.1 Intended Audience
3.2 Input Information
3.3 Basic Work Process
3.4 Output Documentation
3.5 Key Management System Elements
3.6 Special Topics

DESIGN

4.1 Intended Audience
4.2 Input Information
4.3 Basic Work Process
4.4 Output Documentation
4.5 Process Requirements
4.6 I&E Requirements
4.7 Functional Assessment
4.8 Key Management System Elements
4.9 Special Topics

ENGINEERING, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND VALIDATION

5.1 Intended Audience
5.2 Input Information
5.3 Basic Work Projects
5.4 Output Documentation
5.5 Hardware
5.6 Software
5.7 Factory Acceptance Test
5.8 Installation Plans
5.9 Commissioning Plans
5.10 Verify Operator and External Interfaces
5.11 Validation
5.12 Management of Change

OPERATIONAL AND MECHANICAL INTEGRITY

6.1 Intended Audience
6.2 Input Information
6.3 Basic Work Process
6.4 Output Documentation
6.5 Operating Procedures
6.6 Bypass management Procedure
6.7 Maintenance Procedures
6.8 Training
6.9 Managing Changes
6.10 Monitoring performance

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

7.1 Intended Audience
7.2 Input Information
7.3 Basic Work Process
7.4 Output Documentation
7.5 Determining Path Forward

DEFINITIONS

PROTECTION LAYERS

B.1 Inherently Safer Design
B.2 Control
B.3 Supervisory
B.4 Preventive
B.5 Mitigative
B.6 Barriers
B.7 Limitation
B.8 Response

CORE ATTRIBUTES

C.1 Independence
C.2 Functionality
C.3 Integrity
C.4 Reliability
C.5 Auditability
C.6 Access Security
C.7 Management of Change

UNDERSTANDING FAILURE

D.1 Caution-It's A Benchmark
D.2 A "Bathtub"; Viewpoint
D.3 Failure Types
D.4 Failure Classification
D.5 IPF Performance metrics
D.6 Spurious Trip Rate
D.7 Example Application

PROCESS EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY DATABASE
USER APPROVED EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICES

F.1 User Approved
F.2 Evolution of Plant Automation
F.3 Logic Solver Considerations
F.4 Field Device Considerations
F.5 Utilities
F.6 Wiring Practices
F.7 Communications and Interconnectivity
F.8 Prescriptive Design

References
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index

Understanding, Assessing, and Responding to Terrorism: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Personnel by Brian T. Bennett Hardcover - 466 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-SAF2 $ 98.15 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780471771524

Assessment and Response to Terrorism provides readers with a thorough understanding of how to conduct a meaningful vulnerability assessment and apply protective measures to secure personnel and facilities. By using easily customized templates for the vulnerability analysis, security procedures, emergency response procedures, and training programs, the book offers a practical step-by-step process to help reduce risk.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. The Terrorist Threat.
Chapter 2. Critical Infrastructure.
Chapter 3. Types of Terrorist Attack.
Chapter 4. Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Chapter 5. The Terrorist’s Preparation for an Attach.
Chapter 6. Risk and Threat Assessment.
Chapter 7. Protecting Critical Infrastructure, Key Resources, and Key Assets.
Chapter 8. Principles of Protective Security.
Chapter 9. Effective Countermeasures.
Chapter 10. General Emergency Response Considerations.
Chapter 11. Emergency Response to a Weapon of Mass Destruction Attack.

Risk Assessment for Environmental Health by Mark G. Robson, and William A. Toscano Hardcover - 664 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-SAF3 $ 98.15 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780787983192

Written by experts in the field, this important book provides an introduction to current risk assessment practices and procedures and explores the intrinsic complexities, challenges, and controversies associated with analysis of environmental health risks.

Environmental Health Risk Assessment for Public Health offers 27 substantial chapters on risk-related topics that include:

• What Is Risk and Why Study Risk Assessment
• The Risk Assessment–Risk Management Paradigm
• Risk Assessment and Regulatory Decision-Making in Environmental Health
• Toxicological Basis of Risk Assessment
• The Application of PBPK Modeling to Risk Assessment
• Probabilistic Models to Characterize Aggregate and Cumulative Risk Molecular Basis of Risk Assessment
• Comparative Risk Assessment
• Occupational Risk
• Radiological Risk Assessment
• Microbial Risk Assessment
• Children’s Risk Assessment
• Life Cycle Risk
• Environmental Laws and Regulations
• Precautionary Principles
• Risk Communication

Table of Contents:

Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
Preface
About the Editors
About the Contributors

1. Introduction to Risk Assessment in Public Health
2. The Risk Assessment-Risk Management Paradigm
3. Risk Assessment and Regulatory Decision Making in Environmental Health
4. Toxicological Basis for Risk Assessment
5. The Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling to Risk Assessment
6. Probabilistic Models for Characterizing Aggregate and Cumulative Risk
7. Molecular Tools for Risk Assessment
8. Comparative Risk Assessment
9. Risk in the Workplace
10. Radiological Risk Assessment
11. Microbial Risk Assessment
12. Children's Risk Assessment
13. Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Throughout the Life Stages: Requirements and Issues to Consider for Birth Cohort Studies
14. Overview of Environmental Public Health Laws and Their Relationship to Risk
15. Precautionary Principle
16. Risk Communications
17. Improvement of Risk Assessments for Multicontaminant Sites in the Face of Critical Data Gaps 18. Intraspecies Differences in Acute Acrylonitrile Toxicity
19. Drinking Water Contamination by Perchlorates from DOD Rocket Fuel Facilities
20. Multi-Pathway Risk Assessment for Children Living Near a Hazardous Waste Site
21. Child with Asthma Living in a Moisture-Damaged Home
22. Endocrine Disruption Through Phthalates/Plasticizers
23. Estimation of Health and Safety Risks from Exposure to Chlorine and Chloroform for Swimmers in Pools
24. U-Shaped Dose-Response Curve for Risk Assessment of Essential Trace Elements: Copper as a Case Study
25. Ecosystem Risk Assessment: The Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina
26. The Ohio Comparative Risk Project
27. Community-Based Risk Assessment: DDT Contamination in Triana, Alabama

This volume provides documentations for the established MAK values (maximum workplace concentrations) of selected occupational toxicants, including an authoritative review of the available toxicological studies and data. For each substance, the toxic effects, mechanisms and modes of action, toxicogenetics and metabolism, effects in man and animals are described. In addition, the carcinogenic, germ-cell mutagenic, sensitizing or skin-resorptive effects as well as their toxicity to the reproductive system are evaluated, plus basic physico-chemical data are provided. The documentations are thus not only essential for the application of MAK values but also provide a concise toxicological overview for each substance.

Table of Contents:

Antimony
5-Chloro-2-methyl-2,3-dihydroisothiazol-3-on
Cobalt
Hard metal
2-Methyl-2,3-dihydroisothiazol-3-on
Rhodium
Tungsten
3,5-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol
Cyfluthrin

Managing Safety: A Guide for Executives by Kishor Bhagwati Hardcover - 235 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-SAF5 $107.25 BUY Published:   2006   ISBN:  9783527315833

What are accidents? Are they just statistics that your safety department sends to you monthly and which you glance over and ask yourself whether the safety professional you have employed is doing his job right?

Aimed primarily at top and middle management, this book adopts the new approach to preventing serious incidents rather than minimal compliance with regulations. It takes you step-by-simple-step to show how accidents can be avoided with little effort and money, allowing you to reap the rewards such an injury-free culture brings: higher worker morale, better product quality, and maximum productivity. Plus the inner satisfaction of reaching a goal that is worth striving for, namely zero accidents.

Table of Contents:

Preface

1. Introduction
2. Consequences of Accidents.

1. The victim himself
2. His family
3. His colleagues
4. His superiors
5. The worker morale
6. The company

3. A Small Experiment

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Results

4. Man or Machine?

Bhopal, India
Chernobyl
“The Herald of Free Enterprise”

5. Why Do Accidents Happen?
6. The Underlying Reasons
7. How to Make People not Take Risks
8. The Myths of Management
9. Who “Makes” Safety?

What is the Safety Professional responsible for?
1. Improving the attitude of workers towards safety
2. Keeping the managers’ heads free of all safety matters
3. Discovering the need for safety training programmes of individuals
4. Organising site-wide safety seminars on selected topics
5. Writing the Company Safety Policy
6. Checking for compliance with Site Safety Policy
7. Bearing responsibility for site safety performance
8. Investigating all accidents at site and writing investigation reports
9. Coordinating safety activities of the site
10. Chairing the Central Safety Committee
11. Participating in and coordinating outside safety audits
12. Being the information source for safety-related legislation and appliances
13. Being the advisor to management on safety issues
Conclusion

10. Management Tools
11. Pillar 1: Total Management Commitment

1. Interest
2. Involvement
3. Investment

12. Pillar 2: Safety Visits – The Basics
13. Safety Visits – The System
14. Safety Visits – The Procedure

1. Follow all safety rules
2. Build a Safety-visit Team
3. Entering the area to be visited
4. Approaching a worker
5. The talking sequence
6. Noting down
7. Thanking the worker
8. Report writing

15. The Art of Talking
16. Pillar 3: Involving the Worker
17. Brainstorming

1. Criticism
2. Free-wheeling
3. Quantity
4. Refining the information

18. Pillar 4: Accident Investigation
19. The Methodology of an Accident Investigation

1. When to start investigating?
2. The investigation team
3. The investigating team leader
4. No culprit is to be sought
5. The investigation report

20. The Art of Questioning
21. Accident or Incident?
22. Responsibility & Authority
23. The Safety Committees
24. Lock Out – Tag Out
25. Communications

26. Other Managerial Tools

The Permit-to-Work System
Operating Procedures
Contractors
Rewards and Incentives

27. How to Proceed

To Do List for the Top Management
To Do List for the Middle Management in Production
To Do List for Nonproduction Management (HR, IT, Finance, etc.)

Appendix 1: Understanding the Numbers in Safety Statistics
Appendix 2: Job Description of a Safety Professional
Appendix 3: Safety Visit Reports
Appendix 4: Accident Investigation Reports
Appendix 5: About audit and audits
Appendix 6: Safety Visit Control Sheet

Index

Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures by Larry Ness Ph.D. Hardcover - 360 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-SAF6 $ 92.70 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780471705253

The latest security measures for utility and energy industries

Addressing the growing post-9/11 concern about the safety of the utility and energy industries, Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures presents a detailed blueprint for safeguarding these vital fields. This comprehensive guide discusses how to protect the electric, oil and gas, nuclear, telecommunications, and water industries from a conventional or terrorist attack.

Written for anyone who is charged with the safety of these industries, Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures explains how to look for and monitor potential physical vulnerabilities at a plant or water facility, what contaminants might be introduced to cause a catastrophic event, and how to integrate and perform vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans. This practical manual also examines the differences between a terrorist attack and a conventional mode of attack and the economic impact of each.

Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures contains insightful information on:

• The latest security technology and tools available, including biotoxicity monitors and cb detection systems
• Security crisis management planning and security policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Industry-specific security issues and infrastructure security programs
• Current federal, state, and private safety efforts and their costs

Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures stresses the importance of a proactive rather than a reactive approach to the safety of utility and energy industries. This text is an essential resource for federal and state utility regulators, industrial hygienists, first responders, Hazmat professionals, safety professionals, utility managers, IT professionals, and the criminal justice community at the federal, state, and local level.

Table of Contents:

1. INADEQUATE SECURITY TODAY

History of the Utility/Energy Industry
Federal Legislative Issues
Deregulation of the Utility Industry
The Role of Federal and State Utility Regulators
Post 9/11 Information Sources
Risk Assessment versus Needs Assessment

2. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A TERRORIST ATTACK

Utility Industry-Prime Targets for Terrorists
Major Types of Threats
Use the Infrastructure as a Weapon Against Us
Create Power Surges
Cyber Attack
Lack of Vital Spare Parts
Terrorists’ Goals
Jihadism Began in the 11th Century
Terrorism in America
No Stopping Terrorism
Impact Comparisons versus Other Crises
Impact on the United States Economy
Costs of Recovery
Direct Impacts
Indirect Impacts
Insurance
Airlines
Defense Spending
Longer Term Impacts

3. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO PROTECT THE UTILITY INDUSTRY?

Federal Responses
Nuclear Plant Security
Federal Anti-Cyber-Attack Programs
State Responses
New York’s Model Program
Other State Organizations
Utility/Energy Industry Response
Electrical Substations
Natural Gas Facilities
Nuclear Utility Security
How Do We Move Forward?
Progress at State and Federal Levels
The Role of Insurance Companies
Who Pays?

4. THE POST-9/11 SECURITY ASSESSMENT PROCESS

New Security Needs
Physical Security Assessment Process
Information and Computer Security Assessment Process
Computer Security
Biochemical and Anthrax Security Assessment Process
Pre-employment and Annual Screening
Due Diligence Screening
Security Culture Change Training

5. SECURITY CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLANNING

How to Increase Safety
Security Risk Assessment Process
Materials and Procedures to Have in Advance
Outside Risks
Inside Risks
Crisis Management Planning
Crisis Management Team
Call Response Team
Review of Emergency Preparedness
Resource Analysis
Human Resources
Document Review
Physical Assets
Hazard Analysis
Vulnerability Assessment
Gap Analysis
Business Continuity Planning
Levels of Disaster
Key Business Continuity Tasks
Conduct a Business Impact Analysis
Track Revenue Flow through Business Units
Create Recovery Teams
Disaster Recovery Plan, 84
Summary of Emergency Procedures
Level 1 Responsibilities
Business Continuity Coordinator
Level 2 Responsibilities
Level 3 Responsibilities
Security Policies, Procedures-and Guidelines
Selecting a Disaster Recovery Center

6. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY ROLES 93

Communication and Coordination
The Criminal Justice Community
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Agencies
State Authorities
Local Police
Emergency Personnel
Effects of the Disaster Experience
Expand Your Security Program
Guidelines During and After an Incident

7. SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

Current Utility Security Technologies
Windows Security
Mitigating the Risks
Improving SCADA System Security
Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus Solutions
Encryption
Firewalls
NERC Meets FERC Security Mandates
Future Technology Requirements
Ever-Growing Demands
The Need for More Electricity
Near-Term Needs
Better Wireless Security Is Required
Long-Term Needs

8. INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SECURITY ISSUES

The Biggest Threat
The Electric Utility Industry
How the Electric Grid Works
Faulty Controls
The Oil and Gas Industry
DOE Tackles Security for Oil Industry SCADA Networks
The Nuclear Industry
The Telecommunications Industry
The Water Industry
Security Threats to Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

9. INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY PROGRAMS

Experimental Programs
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)
NERC Standards
Global Efforts and Coordination
The World Summit on the Information Society
An Australian Example
Monitoring Capabilities

10. FINANCING THE UTILITY INDUSTRY SECURITY

Rate Increases
Government Incentives
Insurance Company Incentives
Reselling of Utility Security Services
Healthcare Industry
Physical Safeguards
Technical Security Services
Technical Security Mechanisms
Schools and Colleges

11. ROLE OF NATIONAL AND STATE ASSOCIATIONS

National Utility Associations
Edison Electric Institute
North American Electric Reliability Council
The Nuclear Energy Institute
American Gas Association
Electric Power Research Institute
United Telecommunications Council
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
The National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
North American Electric Reliability Council
American Public Power Association
State Utility Associations
National Rural Water Association
The Institute of Public Utilities
Professional Security Associations
Professional Law Enforcement Associations

12. FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN THE UTILITY/ENERGY INDUSTRY

Utility-Provided Security Services
Federal Government
Commercial and Industrial Accounts
Colleges and Schools
Homeowners

APPENDICES

Electricity Restructuring, 2003 Blackout Identifies Crisis and
Opportunity for the Electronic Sector
Laboratories and Research Facilities
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to Take Steps to
Prepare for Emergencies
2004 Counterterrorism Grants State Allocations
Fact Sheet: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
Act of 2005
Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2004 Year
End Review
First Responder Grants
Department of Homeland Security Programs and This
Compliance Supplement
2006 Budget Request Increases Seven Percent
Cyberspace Threats and Vulnerabilities
National Response Plan
Department of Homeland Security--Who Became Part of the
Department?
National Strategy for Homeland Security
America’s Security Since 9/11
2005 Basic Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

INDEX

Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction 2e by Phil Hughes Softcover - 536 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-SAF1 $107.25 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780750681117

Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction covers the specific challenges faced by the construction industry as well as the basics of occupational safety and health in general. The coverage of this book has been directly matched to the Certificate course in Construction Safety and Health from NEBOSH. However, the comprehensive coverage of health and safety topics in a construction context make it relevant for other courses in Construction Design and Management, Construction Safety and Health, and the Built Environment, both in the UK and overseas, as well as for construction professionals who are looking for an introduction to health and safety which addresses the specific problems encountered in their industry.

The text is highly illustrated in full colour, easy to read and includes self-assessment questions taken directly from NEBOSH examinations. A chapter on study skills offers support for professionals returning to study. The text is also supported with checklists, report forms and record sheets, making it a valuable reference tool for construction managers, supervisors, designers, building and civil engineers to consult on the day to day issues of health and safety.

In its second edition the book has been updated to incorporate changes in legislation, regarding:

Noise
Vibration
COSHH
Work at Height
Fire Safety
Construction Design and Management
Asbestos

Features:

• Fully covers the syllabus for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety and Health
• Student-friendly presentation in full colour packed with illustrations and photographs
• Includes a summary of the main legislation, ideal as a reference for students as well as for all managers in the construction industry

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the authors
List of principal abbreviations
Illustration credits
Health and Safety Foundations
Policy
Organizing for Health and Safety
Promoting a positive health and safety culture
Risk assessment
Principles of control
General site issues - hazards and control
Working at height - hazards and control
Excavation work and confined spaces - hazards and control
Demolition - hazards and control
Movement of people and vehicles - hazards and control
Work equipment hazards and control
Manual and mechanical handling hazards and control
Electrical hazards and control
Fire hazards and control
Chemical and biological health hazards and control
Physical and psychological health hazards and control
Incident investigation, recording and reporting
Monitoring review and audit
Summary of the main legal requirements
Study skills
Index