Human factors methods for improving performance in the process industries / Center for Chemical Process Safety ; Dan Crowl, editor ; authors, Dennis Attwood ... [et al.]. - [New York] : Hoboken, N.J. : CCPS, Center for Chemical Process Safety ; Wiley-Interscience, c2007. - xvi, 228 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction - 2. The case for human factors - 3. Performance measurement and improvements - 4. Process equipment design - 5. Process control systems - 6. Control center design - 7. Remote operations - 8. Facilities and workstation design - 9. Human/computer interface - 10. Safe Havens - 11. Labeling - 12. Training - 13. Communications - 14. Documentation design and use - 15. Environmental factors - 16. Workloads and staffing levels - 17. Shiftwork issues - 18.Manual materials handling - 19. Safety culture - 20. Behavior based safety - 21. Project planning, design, and execution - 22. Procedures - 23. Maintenance - 24. Safe work practices and permit-to-work systems - 25. Management of change - 26. Qualitative hazard analysis - 27. Qualitative risk assessment - 28. Safety systems - 29. Competence management - 30. Emergency preparedness and response - 31. Incident investigation - Appendix: Human factors checklist - Index.

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Chemical plants--Safety measures.
Chemical processes--Safety measures.
Human-machine systems.
Industrial productivity.

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