Process Machinery: Safety and Reliability

This guide is an invaluable ready reference for day-to-day work. With its liberal use of real examples and cases, it provides a basic understanding of the issues involved in and the techniques available to improve safety and reliability.Process Machinery - Safety and Reliability, an IMechE Guide for the Process Industries, provides a general interpretation of the Machinery Directive and other related legislation. The main objective is to ensure a common approach to health and safety. This is accomplished by identifying safety measures and outlining a procedure for the assessment of machine safety and reliabilityCOMPLETE CONTENTS: Acknowledgements Foreword: How to use the guide Scope Introduction Legal requirements Hazard assessment Reliability assessment Control of hazards Operations and maintenance References Appendices Definitions Materials safety sheet Health and safety compliance checklist CE data sheet CE nameplate The technical file index and documentation relating to a fire water pump.