What Went Wrong?

What Went Wrong- And Is Still Going Wrong? 6th Edition is the latest edition of Trevor Kletz's well-known book What Went Wrong? The comprehensive case history structure, editorial comments, and illustrations make this book a must-have for any professional in the chemical or process engineering industry. The content includes a complete analysis of the design, operational and managerial causes of process plant accidents and disasters, plus their aftermaths.

The new authors Prof Amyotte and Mr Lockwood have built on Kletz's legacy by adding in questions and personal exercises at the end of each chapter. They have added new case studies related to: key process safety concepts such as inherently safer design, safety culture and recognition of warning signs, and key process safety management system elements such as management of change.

The new edition explicitly relates the technical causes of process incidents to management system deficiencies. It now covers Buncefield, Macondo and Texas City as well as Bhopal under inherent safety. Case histories illustrate what went wrong, why it went wrong, and then guides readers in how to avoid similar tragedies and learn from the mistakes of others. Updated throughout and expanded, this sixth edition is the ultimate resource of experienced based anaylsis and guidance for safety and loss prevention professionals.

• 20% new material, updating of existing content with parts A and B now combined
• Case studies incorporating Safety Instrumented Systems terminology and information
• Biological hazard case histories and examples of recent incidents