Uncertainty in safety : new techniques for the assessment and optimisation of safety in process industry

J.L. Rouvroye; J.K. Nieuwenhuizen; A.C. Brombacher; P. Stavrianidis; R.Th.E. Spiker

Uncertainty in safety : new techniques for the assessment and optimisation of safety in process industry

J.L. Rouvroye, J.K. Nieuwenhuizen, A.C. Brombacher, P. Stavrianidis, R.Th.E. Spiker

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Abstract

At this moment there is no standardised method for the assessment for safety in the process industry. Many companies and institutes use qualitative techniques for safety analysis while other companies and institutes use quantitative techniques. The authors of this paper will compare different quantitative and qualitative techniques and will show that different analysis techniques show widely different results. It will also be shown that the qualitative techniques are highly dependent on human judgment while the quantitative techniques suffer from highly uncertain underlying data. In the second part of the paper a new quantitative technique will be presented that can be used for the assessment of safety in the process industry. This technique is not only able to take into account uncertain data but the user can also identify parameters that influence safety dominantly. Finally the paper presents an example of the new technique applied to a practical system used in Dutch petrochemical industry

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Safety engineering and risk analysis, 1995 : presented at the 1995 ASME international mechanical engineering congress and exhibition, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, California
Editors	D.W. Pyatt
Place of Publication	San Francisco
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages	67-73
ISBN (Print)	0-7918-1727-X
Publication status	Published - 1995
Event	1995 ASME International Mechanical, Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 1995) - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 12 Nov 1995 → 17 Nov 1995

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Conference	1995 ASME International Mechanical, Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 1995)
Abbreviated title	IMECE '95
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	12/11/95 → 17/11/95

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Rouvroye, J. L., Nieuwenhuizen, J. K., Brombacher, A. C., Stavrianidis, P., & Spiker, R. T. E. (1995). Uncertainty in safety : new techniques for the assessment and optimisation of safety in process industry. In D. W. Pyatt (Ed.), Safety engineering and risk analysis, 1995 : presented at the 1995 ASME international mechanical engineering congress and exhibition, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, California (pp. 67-73). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Rouvroye, J.L. ; Nieuwenhuizen, J.K. ; Brombacher, A.C. et al. / Uncertainty in safety : new techniques for the assessment and optimisation of safety in process industry. Safety engineering and risk analysis, 1995 : presented at the 1995 ASME international mechanical engineering congress and exhibition, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, California. editor / D.W. Pyatt. San Francisco : American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1995. pp. 67-73

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Rouvroye, JL, Nieuwenhuizen, JK, Brombacher, AC, Stavrianidis, P & Spiker, RTE 1995, Uncertainty in safety : new techniques for the assessment and optimisation of safety in process industry. in DW Pyatt (ed.), Safety engineering and risk analysis, 1995 : presented at the 1995 ASME international mechanical engineering congress and exhibition, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, California. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, San Francisco, pp. 67-73, 1995 ASME International Mechanical, Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 1995)
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Uncertainty in safety : new techniques for the assessment and optimisation of safety in process industry. / Rouvroye, J.L.; Nieuwenhuizen, J.K.; Brombacher, A.C. et al.
Safety engineering and risk analysis, 1995 : presented at the 1995 ASME international mechanical engineering congress and exhibition, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, California. ed. / D.W. Pyatt. San Francisco: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1995. p. 67-73.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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