A full range of safety, health and environmental issues that relate to the process industry are thoroughly covered in this newly updated text written with the reader in mind. The text is simply written and yet covers all the pertinent topics new to the field of the process industry such as responding to the use of weapons of mass destruction, hurricanes, tornados, and other natural disasters. This revised edition provides a basic and well- illustrated overview of the field to acquaint the reader with safe and approved practices. Safety science and theory with process equipment and systems is integrated into the text with a strong relevance to the chemical industry. The text conforms closely to the course requirements as defined by Center for the Advancement of Process Technology making this a useful and an invaluable resource.