Chapter 1
The consequences of fatigue in the process industries
Abstract
This chapter introduces the danger of sleep-deprived and fatigued workers in the industrial workplace. An example of horrific accidents including the Bhopal tragedy and the BP Texas City explosion is included. This chapter explores the motivation behind fatigue risk management systems, which are a data-driven approach to minimize the hazard of errors and poor decisions made by tired workers.
Keywords
BP Texas City explosion
fatigue risk management systems
sleep deprivation
1.1. BP Texas City
On Mar. 23, 2005 the BP Texas City Refinery suffered an industrial accident that killed 15 people, injured another 180, and resulted in financial losses exceeding $1.5 billion [1]. The ...
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