I agree that striking out portions that are outside your scope, and/or expertise, is the correct approach.
But you should also initial the portions that you change.
There are a number of 'safety of machinery' and 'safe machine design' standards and guidelines that require a machine designer, builder, owner, and operator to do what is necessary to ensure a machine is safe (when used in the intended manner). Like most standards these are prescriptive rather...
I cannot help you with the process plant engineering aspect but for the project management and design aspect have a look at these.
For project management these two texts are comprehensive and quite good compared to other books I have used.
The Nicholas and Steyn text is better for an...
