Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE

MAP20070008521

Learning from accidents in industry / Trevor Kletz. — London [etc.] : Butterworths, cop. 1988

VII, 158 p. ; 24 cm

Fondo donado por el Sr. Enrique González Fernández, del INSHT. — Sumario: 1. Two simple incidents -- 2. Protective system failure -- 3. Poor procedures and poor management -- 4. A gas leak and explosion : the hazards of insularity -- 5. A liquid leak and fire : the hazards of amateurism -- 6. A tank explosion : the hazards of optional extras -- 7. Another tank explosion : the hazards of modifications and ignorance -- 8. Flixborough -- 9. Seveso -- 10. Bhopal -- 11. Three Mile Island -- 12. Chernobyl -- 13. Aberfan -- 14. Missing recommendations -- 15. Three weeks in a works -- 16. Some pipe failures -- 17. Conclusions

ISBN 0-408-02696-0

1. Accidentes . 2. Accidentes industriales . 3. Industria química . 4. Prevención de riesgos . I. Title.

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