Natech Risk Assessment and Management : Reducing the Risk of Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous Installations

__Natech Risk Assessment and Management: Reducing the Risk of Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous Installations__ covers the entire spectrum of issues pertinent to Natech risk assessment and management. After a thorough introduction of the topic that includes definitions of terms, authors Krausmann, Cruz, and Salzano discuss various examples of international frameworks and provide a detailed view of the implementation of Natech Risk Management in the EU and OECD. There is a dedicated chapter on natural-hazard prediction and measurement from an engineering perspective, as well as a consideration of the impact of climate change on Natech risk. The authors also discuss selected Natech accidents, including recent examples, and provide specific ‘lessons learned’ from each, as well as an analysis of all essential elements of Natech risk assessment, such as plant layout, substance hazards, and equipment vulnerability. The final section of the book is dedicated to the reduction of Natech risk, including structural and organizational prevention and mitigation measures, as well as early warning issues and emergency foreword planning.

Natech Risk Assessment and Management: Reducing the Risk of Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous Installations covers the entire spectrum of issues pertinent to Natech risk assessment and management. After a thorough introduction of the topic that includes definitions of terms, authors Krausmann, Cruz, and Salzano discuss various examples of international frameworks and provide a detailed view of the implementation of Natech Risk Management in the EU and OECD.

There is a dedicated chapter on natural-hazard prediction and measurement from an engineering perspective, as well as a consideration of the impact of climate change on Natech risk. The authors also discuss selected Natech accidents, including recent examples, and provide specific ‘lessons learned’ from each, as well as an analysis of all essential elements of Natech risk assessment, such as plant layout, substance hazards, and equipment vulnerability.

The final section of the book is dedicated to the reduction of Natech risk, including structural and organizational prevention and mitigation measures, as well as early warning issues and emergency foreword planning.

• Teaches chemical engineers and safety managers how to safeguard chemical processing plants and pipelines against natural disasters
• Includes international regulations and explains how to conduct a natural hazards risk assessment, both of which are supported by examples and case studies
• Discusses a broad range of hazards and the multidisciplinary aspects of risk assessment in a detailed and accessible style

Content: Front matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,About the AuthorsEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-2 Chapter 2 - Past Natech Events, Pages 3-31 Chapter 3 - Lessons Learned From Natech Events, Pages 33-52 Chapter 4 - Status of Natech Risk Management, Pages 53-68 Chapter 5 - Natural Hazard Characterization, Pages 69-89 Chapter 6 - Technological Hazard Characterization, Pages 91-103 Chapter 7 - Natech Risk and Its Assessment, Pages 105-118 Chapter 8 - Qualitative and Semiquantitative Methods for Natech Risk Assessment, Pages 119-142 Chapter 9 - Quantitative Methods for Natech Risk Assessment, Pages 143-156 Chapter 10 - Case-Study Application I: RAPID-N, Pages 157-175 Chapter 11 - Case-Study Application II: ARIPAR-GIS, Pages 177-189 Chapter 12 - Case Study Application III: RISKCURVES, Pages 191-203 Chapter 13 - Reducing Natech Risk: Structural Measures, Pages 205-225 Chapter 14 - Reducing Natech Risk: Organizational Measures, Pages 227-235 Chapter 15 - Recommendations and Outlook, Pages 237-239 Glossary, Pages 241-243 Index, Pages 245-254