CCPS Process Safety Glossary
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The method of operating equipment. See alternating mode, standby mode,... Read More... |
The maximum pressure at which a flame arrester can be used according to its... Read More... |
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All written information necessary to operate equipment, compiled in one... Read More... |
Written, step-by-step instructions and associated information (cautions,... Read More... |
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Manufacturer's provided functions intended to management of Internal PES... Read More... |
The amount of time an equipment is in its operating mode. |
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A defined action, namely the act of obtaining a result from one or more... Read More... |
is an event in which production rates or product quality is seriously... Read More... |
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Also known as equipment reliability. The probability that, when operating... Read More... |
An individual responsible for monitoring, controlling, and performing tasks... Read More... |
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A specific mixture of fuel and oxidant that yields the most rapid combustion... Read More... |
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Adverse effects resulting from taking a substance into the body via the... Read More... |
A term used to describe a commodity not having special properties or hazards... Read More... |
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An organic compound that contains the bivalent –O–O– structure and which may... Read More... |
Any organic compound having a double oxygen or “peroxy” (–O–O–) group in its... Read More... |
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A pure organic peroxide or a mixture of one or more organic peroxides with... Read More... |
A latent management system problem that can result in human error. |
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Outside of battery limits |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of... Read More... |
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Work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses other than minor injuries... Read More... |
An incident that causes any fatality or the hospitalization of five... Read More... |
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The current, voltage, power or driving force delivered by a circuit or... Read More... |
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Providing manufacturing services for a fee by a contractor, to a company... Read More... |
A quasi-adiabatic mode in which the (small) energy leaks to the environment... Read More... |
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The unstable condition that exists during a deflagration-to-detonation... Read More... |
The pressure increase above normal operating pressure that is caused by the... Read More... |
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The increase of pressure above ambient in an explosion wave. |
A control action which overrides the normal control action to prevent... Read More... |
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Generally, two control loops connected to a common final control element;... Read More... |
Process control in which any one of several controllers associated with one... Read More... |
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Fault that can be classified as announced, detected, revealed, etc |
Per 64 (CO) 168, Revision of IEC 664. |
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Any gaseous material that can react with a fuel (either gas, dust, or mist)... Read More... |
The technique of maintaining the concentration of the oxidant in a closed... Read More... |