Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Practical Approach (Hardcover)

IntroductionBackgroundOil and Gas Industry Safety and Reliability-Related Facts, Figures, and ExamplesTerms and DefinitionsUseful Sources for Obtaining Information on Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas IndustryScope of This BookProblemsReferencesBasic Mathematical Concepts Introduction Boolean Algebra Laws Probability Definition and Properties Useful Mathematical Definitions Probability Distributions Solving First-Order Linear Differential Equations UsingLaplace TransformsProblemsReferencesSafety and Reliability Basics Introduction Need for Safety and Safety and Engineers Safety Management PrinciplesProduct Hazard Classifications and Product Safety Organization TasksCommon Causes of Work Injuries and Mechanical InjuriesAccident Causation Theories Occupational Stressors and Human Error Occurrence Reasons Consequences of Human Error and Human Error ClassificationsBathtub Hazard Rate CurveGeneral Reliability-Related FormulasReliability NetworksProblemsReferences Methods for Performing Safety and Reliability Analyses in the Oil and Gas IndustryIntroductionRoot Cause Analysis Hazards and Operability AnalysisTechnique of Operations Review Interface Safety AnalysisJob Safety AnalysisPreliminary Hazard AnalysisFailure Modes and Effect AnalysisFault Tree Analysis Markov MethodProblems References Safety in Offshore Oil and Gas IndustryIntroductionOffshore Industrial Sector Risk PictureOffshore Worker Situation Awareness Concept, Studies, and Their ResultsOffshore Industry Accident Reporting Approach and Offshore Accident-Related CausesOffshore Industry Accidents’ Case StudiesProblemsReferences Case Studies of Oil Tanker Spill-Related Accidents and Oil Tanker Spill AnalysisIntroductionCase Studies of Oil Tanker Spill-Related AccidentsTanker Oil Spills Number Analysis Quantities of Oil Spilt Oil Spill Causes Problems References Human Factors Contribution to Accidents in the Oil and Gas Industry and Fatalities in the Industry Introduction Human Factors That Affect Safety in General Categorization of Accident-Related Human Factors in the Industrial Sector Categories of Human Factors Accident Causation in the Oil Industry Oilfield Fatality Analysis Recommendations to Reduce Fatal Oil and Gas IndustryIncidents Problems References Case Studies of Maintenance Influence on Major Accidents in Oil and Gas Industry and Safety Instrumented Systems and Their Spurious Activation in Oil and Gas Industry Introduction Maintenance Influence on Major Accidents in the Oil and Gas Industry: Case Studies Safety Instrumented Systems Spurious Activation of Safety Instrumented Systems International Electrotechnical Commission and Its Standards: IEC 61511 and IEC 61508Problems References Oil and Gas Industry Accident Data and Accident Data AnalysisIntroduction Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Accident Databases and Accident Data Collection Sources Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Accident Data and Analysis Offshore Oil and Gas Rigs Accident Analysis Failures and Lessons Learned from Landmark Offshore Oil and Gas Accidents and Corrective Measures Problems References Oil and Gas Industry Equipment Reliability Introduction Mechanical Seals’ Failures Optical Connector Failures Corrosion-Related Failures Oil and Gas Pipeline Fault Tree Analysis Common Cause Failures Defense Approach for Oil and Gas Industry Safety Instrumented Systems Fatigue Damage Initiation in Oil and Gas Steel Pipes Assessment Problems References Mathematical Models for Performing Safety and Reliability Analyses in Oil and Gas Industry Introduction Model I Model II Model III Model IV Model V Model VI Model VII Problems References Appendix: Bibliography?Literature on Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry