The growing scale and complexity of process industries have brought safety, health, and
environmental issues to the forefront. As a result, proactive risk reduction strategies (RRSs) …

Since the inception of inherent safety in the 1970s, impressive progress has been made in
using it to shape Friendlier Chemical Processes (FCP) which are largely characterized by …

Amide couplings are one of, if not the most common chemical reactions performed in the
pharmaceutical industry. Many amide bonds are generated with the help of highly active …

The purpose of process safety is the prevention and mitigation of incidents arising from
process-related hazards while inherent safety design is one of the most effective ways to …

The accomplishments of inherent safety in the field of loss prevention thus far are impressive
due to its scientific philosophy: reducing risks at source rather than adding engineered and …

Chemical process manufacturing is associated with risks, which cannot be eliminated.
Anyhow, controlling or minimizing of risks is possible up to a certain extent through various …

Safety is a key part of any modern production process and as such is reflected in legislation
and work regulations. Decision-making concept based on inherently safer design principles …

Highlights•Offers an examination of major process accident causes.•Focus is on lessons
from Bhopal tragedy.•These lessons must not be forgotten.Major accidents happen in the …

The rapid expansion of the chemical process industry necessitates an increased emphasis
on process safety. Inherently safer design strategies are one of the most reliable and robust …

Past industrial accidents have raised major concern for the inclusion of safety as part of the
design of a chemical process, an item typically carried out after the process design has been …