Title :
Plant upgrades in response to accidents: HRA considerations
Author :
Spurgin, Anthony J.
Author_Institution :
San Diego, California, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses lessons learned in the nuclear industry following the Three Mile Island accident and how they maybe used to improve the petrochemical industry safety. The process of improvement is discussed in the context of the British Petroleum Texas City accident. The paper refers to PRA/HRA methods and if applied to the Petrochemical industry could help management in its decision-making to improve both safety and availability of refinery operations. 15 persons were killed and 150 were injured in the BP accident.
Keywords :
Chemical industry; Cities and towns; Humans; Industrial accidents; Industrial relations; Nuclear facility regulation; Petrochemicals; Petroleum; Power generation; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
Human Factors and Power Plants and HPRCT 13th Annual Meeting, 2007 IEEE 8th
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0306-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0306-6
DOI :
10.1109/HFPP.2007.4413228
