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CCPS undertook a project to update the Guidelines for Investigating Chemical Process Incidents book. The second edition of the book was published in 2003, fourteen years before this project was started. The book’s focus is investigating process-related incidents. Whilst the book was written for chemical process safety incidents, the basic concepts and provided examples are equally applicable to other industries with hazardous situations like mining and manufacturing. A major revision in the book is an increased emphasis on investigating near-miss and minor incidents. Another goal for the book project was to make it globally applicable. The book was extensively reorganised and consolidated.
As the biofuels industry continues to expand in support of global decarbonization mandates and objectives, facility owners and developers are being challenged to balance production efficiency, operational reliability, and personnel safety.
As high hazard facilities, biofuels sites should focus on developing a fire protections strategy informed by performance-based analysis so strategies implemented meet the unique challenges found at each facility.
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