CCPS Process Safety Glossary
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An implementation program level under the EPA RMP Rule. Applies to those... Read More... |
An implementation program level under the EPA RMP Rule. Applies to certain... Read More... |
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An implementation program level under the EPA RMP Rule. Applies to certain... Read More... |
A collection of available computer programs and routines. |
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A digitally operating electronic system, designed for use in an industrial... Read More... |
A user's built configuration consisting of a programmable controller and... Read More... |
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A system based on a computer connected to sensors and/or actuators in a... Read More... |
): A microcomputer-based solid-state control system which receives inputs... Read More... |
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A Catalogued Peripheral to assist in programming, testing, commissioning,... Read More... |
A phase in the development of computerized systems in which a brief... Read More... |
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The exercising of a passive system. The test is required to simulate the... Read More... |
The time interval between checking a protection system. |
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The interval of time between two successive proof tests. Dimension (Time... |
A run through the process substituting nonhazardous materials (e.g., water)... Read More... |
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An energetic discharge caused by electrical breakdown of the dielectric... Read More... |
Human, process, and environmental actions and influences that contribute to... Read More... |
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The boundary that is or can be built upon including the opposite side of a... Read More... |
The side of a flame arrester and system to which it is connected where flame... Read More... |
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Systems such as pressure vessel relief valves, which function to prevent or... Read More... |
The collection of H/W and methodologies that comprise the effort to maintain... Read More... |
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The cause factor which directly produces the effect without the intervention... Read More... |
The maximum concentration in air of a toxic material to which the public... Read More... |
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A cloud of pollutants resulting from a nearly instantaneous or short... Read More... |
See Instantaneous Release. |
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A gas that is continuously or intermittently added to a system to render the... Read More... |
Term used to describe a substance capable of spontaneous combustion when in... Read More... |
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A chemical that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130°F (... Read More... |
A gas that will spontaneously ignite in air at or below a temperature of 130... Read More... |
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Refers to the method of evaluation gained through experience (e.g.,... Read More... |
A planned, systematic pattern of actions necessary to provide suitable... Read More... |
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Refers to the method of evaluation obtained through measurement or... Read More... |
The systematic development of numerical estimates of the xpected frequency... Read More... |
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Abruptly stopping a reaction by severe cooling or by catalyst inactivation... Read More... |
Rapid cooling from an elevated temperature, e.g., severe cooling of the... Read More... |
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The largest diameter of a cylindrical tube that will just quench (extinguish... Read More... |
The distance between two parallel plates (flat walls) that will just quench... Read More... |