Master Logic Diagram (MLD), a method for identifying events initiating accidents in chemical installations, is presented. MLD is a logic diagram that resembles a fault tree but without the formal mathematical properties of the latter. MLD starts with a Top Event "Loss of Containment" and decomposes it into simpler contributing events. A generic MLD has been developed which may be applied to all chemical installations storing toxic and/or flammable substances. The method is exemplified through its application to an ammonia storage facility. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Papazoglou, I. A., & Aneziris, O. N. (2003). Master Logic Diagram: Method for hazard and initiating event identification in process plants. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 97(1–3), 11–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3894(02)00244-3
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