A Brief History of Process Safety Management

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This ebook provides an overview of the development of the discipline of process safety, starting in the mid 19th century. It is divided into twelve sections, as shown in the sketch and in the Table of Contents. The final section discusses some of the developments and changes that may occur in the future. The ebook also provides a short overview of the actions taken by some of the leaders in this discipline.
The book is priced at $9.50, is 28 pages in length (standard-sized paper) and is in ,pdf format. It can be purchased here.

Contents
Introduction
1. Safety as a Value
Mid-19th Century
Hard Times for These Times
Environmentalism
2. Codes and Standards
Early 20th Century
3. Workers’ Compensation
Early 20th Century
4. Occupational/Personal Safety
Mid 20th Century
Lockout / Tagout
PPE
5. Systems Analysis
Mid 20th Century
6. Regulations
Mid 20th Century
7. Safety Management Systems
1980s
Process Safety Management
Safety Cases
8. Behavior Based Safety
1990s
9. Instrumentation
2000s
Safety Instrumented Systems
HIPPS
10. Videos
Present
Recordings of Events
Event Reconstruction
11. Culture
Present
12. The Future
Operational Excellence
Big Data
Robotics
The Big Crew Change
Age of Limits
Leaders
Charles Dickens
Trevor Kletz
Rachael Carson
Admiral Rickover
Citations
Articles
Links

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