CCPS Process Safety Glossary
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A failure of multiple devices due to some common cause, for example, the... Read More... |
The rate at which material accumulates on a surface |
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A measure of level of review, degree of complexity, and extent of detail... Read More... |
UK Defence and Evaluation Research Agency, developers of urban dispersion... Read More... |
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Adverse effects resulting from skin exposure to a substance. Also referred... Read More... |
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A serious incident that has some small likelihood of occurring during the... Read More... |
Institute under the auspices of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers... Read More... |
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A mechanical, electrical, or chemical device that automatically identifies... Read More... |
The minimum and maximum concentrations of a combustible material, in a... Read More... |
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Propagation of a flame-driven shock wave at a velocity at or above the speed... Read More... |
A release of energy caused by the propagation of a chemical reaction in... Read More... |
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A flame arrester used to prevent the transmission of a detonation. |
A mechanical device inside of a detonation flame arrester whose purpose is... Read More... |
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Part of PES. |
See Pretrip Alarm. |
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A troubleshooting aid for identifying hardware malfunctions in a system or a... Read More... |
A troubleshooting aid for correcting hardware malfunctions in a system or a... Read More... |
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A troubleshooting side for locating hardware malfunctions in a system or a... Read More... |
A troubleshooting aid for identifying hardware malfunctions in a system or a... Read More... |
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A troubleshooting aid for locating hardware malfunctions in a system or a... Read More... |
Computer programs that isolate equipment malfunctions or programming errors... |
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An electronic-computer routine designed to locate a malfunction in the... Read More... |
H/W and S/W that is installed to analyze the cause or nature of a condition... Read More... |
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A dimensionless parameter expressing the ratio of the permittivity of a... Read More... |
A technique in which the difference in energy inputs into a substance and a... Read More... |
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A technique in which the temperature difference between a substance and... Read More... |
Any programmable electronic system such as a PLC, DCS, or microcomputer. |
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An embankment or wall built to act as a barrier blocking passage of liquids... Read More... |
Reduction in concentration due to effect of wind. |
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An address that designates the storage location of an item of data to be... Read More... |
A method of addressing in which the address part of an instruction contains... Read More... |
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An incident outcome whose consequences produce an effect zone determined by... Read More... |
Probability in a given wind direction. |
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See Connect. |
Refers to individual, distinct things such as bits, characters, or circuit... Read More... |