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Lessons from Longford : the Esso gas plant explosion

By: Hopkins, Andrew
Material type: BookPublisher: North Sydney, N.S.W. : CCH Australia Limited, 2012.Description: vii, 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781864684223Subject(s): Gas industry -- Accidents -- Australia -- Longford (Vic.) | Esso Longford Gas Plant Accident -- Longford, Victoria -- 1998 | Gas industry -- Australia -- Longford (Vic.) -- Safety measures | Industrial safety -- Australia -- Longford (Vic.) | Gas industry -- Accidents | Gas industry -- Safety measuresDDC classification: 363.11966574099456 HO LE Online resources: Location Map
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Written by leading author Professor Andrew Hopkins, this book is a ""must read"" for all organisations which have a duty of care to their employees under the Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
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Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Operator error -- Ch. 3. The failure to identify hazards -- Ch. 4. Ignoring alarms: necessary violations? -- Ch. 5. Communication: problems and solutions -- Ch. 6. Esso's approach to safety -- Ch. 7. Auditing -- Ch. 8. The regulatory environment -- Ch. 9. Privatisation -- Ch. 10. Selecting causes -- Ch. 11. An absence of mindfulness -- Appendix: The normal process and the accident sequence.

Written by leading author Professor Andrew Hopkins, this book is a ""must read"" for all organisations which have a duty of care to their employees under the Occupational Health and Safety legislation.

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