Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned
Refineries are major hazard installations (MHI) which possess large quantities of hazardous substances. Refineries are characterized by high complexity and tight-coupled organization. Due to the high complexity and level of interaction among subsystems, designers and operators are unable to predict...
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| author | Shaluf, Ibrahim M Ahmadun, Fakhrul-Razi Said, Aini Mat |
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| description | Refineries are major hazard installations (MHI) which possess large quantities of hazardous substances. Refineries are characterized by high complexity and tight-coupled organization. Due to the high complexity and level of interaction among subsystems, designers and operators are unable to predict failures at the refinery units. The world has seen many incidents in refineries through leakage, fire and explosions. The consequences of the accidents sometimes extend beyond the boundary of the property and reach the neighboring residents. This paper reviews refinery incidents worldwide and also outlines the causes of a fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia and the lessons learned. |
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| spelling | upm-1129572025-01-27T06:47:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112957/ Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned Shaluf, Ibrahim M Ahmadun, Fakhrul-Razi Said, Aini Mat Refineries are major hazard installations (MHI) which possess large quantities of hazardous substances. Refineries are characterized by high complexity and tight-coupled organization. Due to the high complexity and level of interaction among subsystems, designers and operators are unable to predict failures at the refinery units. The world has seen many incidents in refineries through leakage, fire and explosions. The consequences of the accidents sometimes extend beyond the boundary of the property and reach the neighboring residents. This paper reviews refinery incidents worldwide and also outlines the causes of a fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia and the lessons learned. Elsevier 2003 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112957/1/112957.pdf Shaluf, Ibrahim M and Ahmadun, Fakhrul-Razi and Said, Aini Mat (2003) Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 16 (4). pp. 297-303. ISSN 0950-4230; eISSN: 1873-3352 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0950423003000214 10.1016/s0950-4230(03)00021-4 |
| spellingShingle | Shaluf, Ibrahim M Ahmadun, Fakhrul-Razi Said, Aini Mat Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned |
| title | Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned |
| title_full | Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned |
| title_fullStr | Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned |
| title_short | Fire incident at a refinery in West Malaysia: the causes and lessons learned |
| title_sort | fire incident at a refinery in west malaysia: the causes and lessons learned |
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