Hopkins, Andrew

Lessons from Longford : the Esso gas plant explosion Andrew Hopkins - North Sydney, N.S.W. : CCH Australia Limited, 2012. - vii, 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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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