Guidelines for Fire Protection in Chemical, Petrochemical, and Hydrocarbon Processing Facilities

While there are many resources available on fire protection and prevention in chemical petrochemical and petroleum plants—this is the first book that pulls them all together in one comprehensive resource. This book provides the tools to develop, implement, and integrate a fire protection program into a company or facility’s Risk Management System. This definitive volume is a must-read for loss prevention managers, site managers, project managers, engineers and EHS professionals.

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Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Acronyms xix

Chapter 1 Introduction 2

Chapter 2 Management Overview 7

Chapter 3 Fire Protection Strategy 11

Chapter 4 Overview of Fire Prevention Elements 30

Chapter 5 Fire Hazard Analysis 54

Chapter 6 Fire Risk Assessment 99

Chapter 7 Fire Protection Fundamentals 122

Chapter 8 Specific Design Guidance 234

Chapter 9 Installation of Fire Protection Systems 327

Chapter 10 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance 343

Chapter 11 Fire Emergency Response 360

A Case Histories 379

B Understanding Fires 393

C Computer Tools for Design 413

D Sample Fire Pre-Plan 423

References 427

Glossary 439

Index 447

The CENTER FOR CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY (CCPS), an industry technology alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), has been a world leader in developing and disseminatinginformation on process safety management and technology since 1985. CCPS has published over 80 books in its process safety guidelines and process safety concepts series. For more information, visit www.ccpsonline.org.