Demonstrates how the various methods and techniques first developed under the principles of system safety engineering can best be applied to the every day practice of occupational safety and health compliance.

This book provides a nuts-and-bolts understanding of current system safety practices. "Basic Guide to System Safety" is an ideal primer for practicing occupational safety and health professionals and industrial safety engineers needing a quick introduction to system safety principles. Designed to familiarize the reader with the application of scientific and engineering principles for the timely identification of hazards, this book efficiently outlines the essentials of system safety and its impact on day-to-day occupational safety and health. Divided into two main parts - The System Safety Program and System Safety Analysis: Techniques and Methods - this easy-to-understand book covers: system safety concepts; system safety program requirements; probability theory and statistical analysis; preliminary hazard analysis; failure mode and effect analysis; hazard and operability studies (HAZOP); and, what-if analyses. The Second Edition reflects current industry practices with a new chapter on the basic concepts, utility, and function of HAZOP and what-if analyses, two analytical techniques that have been routinely and successfully used in the petrochemical industry for decades. In addition, expanded coverage on the use of the job safety analysis (JSA) adds practical examples emphasizing its value and understanding.