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This title reviews different international conventions, US laws, and policy considerations, discusses regulatory strategies, and helps promote the use of better science, engineering, technology and policy and law in oil spill prevention and response."Oil Spill Response" has greatly improved over the last 30 years of the 20th century. On a global basis, billions have been spent in R&D in planning and response. However, a paradigm shift is in the works that is needed to more effectively use what has been learned in the last 30 years in both prevention and in clean up. Oil spills are no longer considered unavoidable "accidents" of environmental conditions or functions of catastrophic events. More than 80 per cent of all spills are the result of human error. The focus of the clegal, regulatory and convention framework affecting the transportation of oil by ship reflects a change in public attitude, an insistence upon protection of the world's marine environments, particularly coastal ecosystems. This public concern seeks to address the root cause of oil spills, including human error. The outcome of such national and international attention is the creation of significant legal and political motivators for a cultural shift by the oil shipping industry, from an "evasion" culture to a "safety culture". "Safety culture" connotes continuous improvement in ship operations and a willingness to adopt the evolving safety culture concepts of communication at all levels within the company, better trained and qualified personnel on board ship, emphasis on safety from top down, and proactive institution of safety management systems at all levels of operation. Evasion or mere compliance with international and national law is no longer sufficient for future sustainable shipping.
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...it will be a valuable source for professionals in oil spill response and oil transport/shipping business.International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry...Multidisciplinary book addresses timely issues. A new publication, Oil Spills First Principles: Prevention & Best Response, combines the expertise of an attorney and a prominent scientist to address various aspects of multidisciplinary issues currently facing the industry. With a review of different international conventions, US laws, and policy considerations as a foundation, the authors delineate regulatory strategies as well as the use of better science, engineering, technology, policy, and law in oil spill prevention and best response. ...changes and advancements in understanding the science and engineering of oil spills are the focus of Oil Spills First Principles.Oil Spill Intelligence ReportJ.K. Borchardt...For those working on oil spill response technology and those concerned with understanding environmental concerns, particularly how past major oil spills could have been responded to more effectively, this is an excellent text.The AlchemistJ.G. Speight...The book is well written with sufficient detail to appeal to a variety of professionals, including professions involved in oil spill response, environmental managers in petroleum companies and government agencies, Coast Guard and maritime safety organizations, and legal and technical personnel in oil spill response companies. The test is also suitable for oil spill training and management (graduate level, or special seminar courses).Energy SourcesJ.B. Pearce...The volume by Ornitz and Champ is truly a handbook. Itwill help one to report a spill, clean it up, and rehabilitate important fisheries habitats. Most importantly, it is useful in preventing spills, blowouts, and sinking of tankers. ...If you are a scientist or manager, concerned with oils in the ocean, you should have this volume handy after you read it. It is a textbook and a handbook worth its shelf space. It is well-edited, and has excellent references at the end of each chapter.Marine Pollution Bulletin
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