Process Safety Management and Human Factors: A Practitioner’s Experiential Approach - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128181095 ISBN 13: 9780128181096

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2020

Synopsis

Process Safety Management and Human Factors: A Practitioner's Experiential Approach addresses human factors in process safety management (PSM) from a reflective learning approach. The book is written by engineers and technical specialists who spent the last 15-20 years of their professional career looking at behavioral-based safety, human factor research, and safety culture development in organizations. It is a fundamental resource for operational, technical and safety managers in high-risk industries who need to focus on personal and occupational safety management to prevent safety accidents. Real-life examples illustrate how a good, effective understanding of human factors supports PSM and positive impacts on accident occurrence.

• Covers the evolution and background of process safety management
• Shows how to integrate and augment process safety management with operational excellence and health, safety and environment management systems
• Focuses on human factors in process safety management
• Includes many real-life case studies from the collective experience of the book's authors

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About the Author

Dr. Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi graduated from the University of Wales College Cardiff, School of Engineering, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Environmental Engineering. Waddah is considered one of the global authorities on governance and leadership in EHS. He is currently the Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence for the ENOC Group. He was appointed in 2015 as Executive Director, EHSSQ & Corporate Affairs, and in June of 2018, he was given the role of Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence. He also chairs various committees in ENOC including the Governance and Oversight for the SAP Digital Transformation, Operational Excellence Framework Committee, and the Asset Integrity Committee. Waddah has received several awards in his career, most notably, the Rashid Prize for Scholarship Excellence in 2007 (Dubai), and the IEMA Sustainability Leader of the Year (UK) in 2019. His publications include various research, practitioner journals, and conference papers, as well as seven internationally published books. Waddah is also a Fellow of IEMA, EI, an Associate Fellow of IChemE, and a member of the IoD, UK. He was born and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Dr. Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi graduated from the University of Wales College Cardiff, School of Engineering, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Environmental Engineering. Waddah is considered one of the global authorities on governance and leadership in EHS. He is currently the Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence for the ENOC Group. He was appointed in 2015 as Executive Director, EHSSQ & Corporate Affairs, and in June of 2018, he was given the role of Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence. He also chairs various committees in ENOC including the Governance and Oversight for the SAP Digital Transformation, Operational Excellence Framework Committee, and the Asset Integrity Committee. Waddah has received several awards in his career, most notably, the Rashid Prize for Scholarship Excellence in 2007 (Dubai), and the IEMA Sustainability Leader of the Year (UK) in 2019. His publications include various research, practitioner journals, and conference papers, as well as seven internationally published books. Waddah is also a Fellow of IEMA, EI, an Associate Fellow of IChemE, and a member of the IoD, UK. He was born and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128181095
• ISBN 13: 9780128181096
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Ghanem Al Hashmi Waddah S.