Book: Process Safety Management
A comprehensive guide to modern process safety practice
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The book Process Safety Management by Ian Sutton (published by Elsevier) is based on years of experience in chemical plants, refineries and offshore platforms. It provides a practical and complete treatment of the process safety discipline, including guidance to do with the latest regulations.
Chapter 1 -- The Process Safety Discipline
Chapter 2 -- Risk Analysis and Management
Chapter 3 -- Regulations and Standards
Chapter 4 -- Process Safety Culture
Chapter 5 -- Process Safety Information
Chapter 6 -- Hazards Analysis
Chapter 7 -- Consequence Analysis
Chapter 8 -- Frequency Analysis
Chapter 9 -- Operating Procedures
Chapter 10 -- Training and Human Factors
Chapter 11 -- Contractor Management
Chapter 12 -- Asset Integrity and Maintenance
Chapter 13 -- Operational Readiness
Chapter 14 -- Management of Change
Chapter 15 -- Incident Investigation and Analysis
Chapter 16 -- Emergency Response
Chapter 17 -- Audits and Reviews
Chapter 18 -- Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
Chapter 19 -- Safety in Design
Chapter 20 -- Managing a Process Safety Program
Chapter 21 -- The Process Safety Professional
The chapters are available as stand-alone ebooks.
Here is the backmatter.
Process Safety Management
Ian Sutton
ISBN: 9780443340277
A practical, in-depth guide to implementing and sustaining effective process safety programs across the lifecycle of process facilities.
This comprehensive book equips engineers, safety professionals, project managers, auditors, and managers with the tools to design, operate, and maintain safe, reliable systems in the process and energy industries. Drawing on Ian Sutton’s decades of experience, the book presents a structured approach to process safety management (PSM), integrating regulatory compliance with operational excellence.
Key features include:
Comprehensive coverage of core process safety elements including hazard analysis, incident investigation, operating procedures, training, and audits
Guidance on aligning safety initiatives with equipment reliability and business performance goals
Real-world case studies and historical perspectives illustrating the evolution of PSM practices
Insights into current and proposed U.S. regulatory requirements from OSHA and the EPA
Exploration of how generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, are beginning to reshape the practice of process safety
Process Safety Management builds on Sutton’s previous works ― Process Risk and Reliability Management, Offshore Safety Management, and Plant Design and Operations — offering fresh content and updated frameworks for today’s challenges in the process industries.
About the author:
Ian Sutton is a chemical engineer with more than thirty years of experience in the design and operation of chemical plants, offshore platforms, refineries, and pipelines. He is recognized for his leadership in the development and implementation of process safety and operational excellence programs across a wide range of industrial sectors.
