Trevor A. Kletz

About the Author

Trevor A. Kletz is a distinguished chemical engineer and safety expert renowned for his pioneering contributions to process safety management in the chemical industry. With decades of experience at Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), he has dedicated his career to analyzing industrial accidents and developing strategies to prevent their recurrence, emphasizing the importance of learning from past mistakes to foster safer engineering practices. Kletz's work has profoundly influenced global safety standards, advocating for inherent safety designs that eliminate hazards at their source rather than merely controlling them. His insightful writings bridge technical rigor with accessible prose, making complex safety principles understandable to professionals and students alike. Through his seminal book Learning from Accidents, Kletz continues to educate and inspire a new generation of engineers committed to risk reduction and operational excellence.