What Went Wrong? - Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters and How They Could Have Been Avoided (Hardcover, 5th edition)


"What Went Wrong?" has revolutionized the way industry views safety.
The new edition continues and extends the wisdom, innovations and strategies of previous editions, by introducing new material on recent incidents, and adding an extensive new section that shows how many accidents occur through simple miscommunications within the organization, and how strightforward changes in design can often remove or reduce opportunities for human errors.
Kletz' approach to learning as deeply as possible from previous experiences is made yet more valuable in this new edtion, which for the first time brings together the approaches and cases of "What Went Wrong" with the managerially focussed material previously published in "Still Going Wrong." Updated and supplemented with new cases and analysis, this fifth edition is the ultimate resource of experienced based anaylsis and guidance for the safety and loss prevention professionals.



* A million dollar bestseller, this trusted book is updated with new material, including the Texas City and Buncefield incidents, and supplemented by material from Trevor Kletz's 'Still Going Wrong'
* Now presents a complete analysis of the design, operational and for the first time, managerial causes of process plant accidents and disasters, plus their aftermaths
* Case histories illustrate what went wrong, why it went wrong, and then guide readers in how to avoid similar tragedies: learn from the mistakes of others


R1,814
List Price R2,348
Save R534 23%

Or split into 4x interest-free payments of 25% on orders over R50
Learn more

Discovery Miles18140
Mobicred@R170pm x 12* Mobicred Info
Free Delivery
Delivery AdviceOut of stock

Toggle WishListAdd to wish list
Review this Item

Product Description

"What Went Wrong?" has revolutionized the way industry views safety.
The new edition continues and extends the wisdom, innovations and strategies of previous editions, by introducing new material on recent incidents, and adding an extensive new section that shows how many accidents occur through simple miscommunications within the organization, and how strightforward changes in design can often remove or reduce opportunities for human errors.
Kletz' approach to learning as deeply as possible from previous experiences is made yet more valuable in this new edtion, which for the first time brings together the approaches and cases of "What Went Wrong" with the managerially focussed material previously published in "Still Going Wrong." Updated and supplemented with new cases and analysis, this fifth edition is the ultimate resource of experienced based anaylsis and guidance for the safety and loss prevention professionals.



* A million dollar bestseller, this trusted book is updated with new material, including the Texas City and Buncefield incidents, and supplemented by material from Trevor Kletz's 'Still Going Wrong'
* Now presents a complete analysis of the design, operational and for the first time, managerial causes of process plant accidents and disasters, plus their aftermaths
* Case histories illustrate what went wrong, why it went wrong, and then guide readers in how to avoid similar tragedies: learn from the mistakes of others

Customer Reviews

No reviews or ratings yet - be the first to create one!

Product Details

General

Imprint

Butterworth-Heinemann

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

July 2009

Availability

Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.

First published

June 2009

Authors

Dimensions

236 x 158 x 35mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

640

Edition

5th edition

ISBN-13

978-1-85617-531-9

Barcode

9781856175319

Categories

LSN

1-85617-531-6



Trending On Loot