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Security in the Chemical Industry: Theory and Practice

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Chao Chen and Genserik Reniers focus on security in the chemical industry which has attracted increasing attention in the academic and industrial domains since the “9/11” terrorist attack in 2001. With reference to three different security theories and five security risk assessment and management methods used in the chemical industry, they trace documented improvements in security management. They argue the case for integrating safety and security to avoid protection overlaps.

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  1. School of Petroleum Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China

    Chao Chen

  2. Safety and Security Science Group, TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands

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Chen, C., Reniers, G. (2022). Security in the Chemical Industry: Theory and Practice. In: Gill, M. (eds) The Handbook of Security. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91735-7_18

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