The development of a qualitative safety-related information analysis technique
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Copyright © 2002 by B. Knegtering
CIP-DATA LIBRARY TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Knegtering, Berend Safety lifecycle management in the process industries : the development of a qualitative safety-related information analysis technique / by Berend Knegtering. – Eindhoven : Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2002. – Proefschrift. ISBN 90-386-1747-X NUGI 684 Keywords: Safety lifecycle management / Safety management systems / Lifecyle models / Safety instrumental systems / Process safety / Maturity index on reliability Printed by: University Press Facilities, Eindhoven
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Safety Lifecycle Management In The Process Industries
The development of a qualitative safety-related information analysis technique
PROEFSCHRIFT
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, op gezag van de Rector Magnificus, prof.dr. R.A. van Santen, voor een commissie aangewezen door het College voor Promoties in het openbaar te verdedigen op vrijdag 17 mei 2002 om 16.00 uur
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Berend Knegtering
geboren te Eindhoven
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Dit proefschrift is goedgekeurd door de promotoren: prof.dr.ir. A.C. Brombacher en prof.dr.ir. J.C. Wortmann Copromotor: dr.ir. J.L. Rouvroye
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Summary
In spite of the application of a wide variety of safeguarding measures, many accidents in the process industries still happen today. Experiences gained from these past accidents have led to the development of an increasing number of technical solutions. One of the best known and widely accepted technical solutions concerns the use of Safetyinstrumented Systems (SIS). In order to control the design and implementation of these technical solutions, numerous safety-related standards have been written. These safety standards are comprised of technology-oriented requirements concerning ‘adequate’ implementation of the