Cost-Benefit Analysis of Proposed California Oil and Gas Refinery Regulations

• Main Author: Gonzales, Daniel (auth)
• Other Authors: Gulden, Timothy R. (auth), Strong, Aaron (auth), Hoyle, William (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2016
• Subjects: Energy industries & utilities; History of the Americas; Occupational medicine; History; Health Sciences; Business
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The research reported here assessed the costs and benefits of the proposed California process safety management (PSM) and California Accidental Release Prevention regulations that are designed to improve safety at oil and gas refineries operating in California. The authors estimate these costs and b...