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Download or read book Major Hazards Onshore and Offshore written by and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1992 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report into the Piper Alpha disaster recommended that experience gained in the control of hazards onshore should be applied to improve safety standards offshore. These papers review what has been learnt so far with regard to major hazards and consider the application onshore and offshore.

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