Providing readers with a clear rationale for doing maintenance, this completely updated edition and unique guide is written in a language and style that practicing engineers and managers can understand and apply easily. This book examines the role of maintenance in minimizing the risks relating to safety or environmental incidents, adverse publicity, and loss of profitability. In addition to discussing risk reduction tools, it explains their applicability to specific situations so the readers can select the tool that fits their requirements. Aiming to bridge the gap between designers/maintainers and reliability engineers, this guide is sure to help businesses utilize their assets effectively, safely, and profitably.Content:Front Matter Abbreviations & AcronymsPrefaces Table of Contents1. The Production and Distribution Process2. Process Functions3. Reliability Engineering for the Maintenance Practitioner4. Failure, its Nature and Characteristics5. Life Cycle Aspects of Risks in Process Plants6. Process Plant Shutdowns7. Facets of Risk8. The Escalation of Events9. Maintenance10. Risk Reduction11. Information for Decision Making12. The Reliability Improvement Process (TRIP)13. Improving System Effectiveness 14. Book Summary GlossaryIndex