3.Importance of Safety in Industries

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SA FETY INCHEMICALINDUSTRIES

P la ces / A rea s of concern

D a ngerous M a ter ia lsP ressure V essels

Chem ica l Rea ctionsUnit Op erat ionsFla m m a ble Gases, Va pors And D ust H a zard sH ea lth issuesCorrosion

Entr y in To Confined Sp a cesW ork ing w ith PipelinesPla nt Alterat ion a nd m odif ica t ionSa m pling a nd Ga ugingInstrum ent Fa ilures


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HEALTHISSUES


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HEALTHISSUES

Ident ifica tion of potentia l health ha za rds.

A ssessm ent of levels of p hy sica l a nd chem ica l hea lth ha za rd s.

Control of ha za rds by va rious techniqu es

Ad equa te a w a reness a m ong the w ork ers.

Periodic m edica l exa m ina tion of the w orkers.

P ersona l pr ote ct ion for occa siona l exposur es.

Proper hygiene a nd deconta m ina tion fa cili t ies. etc.


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CO RRO SIO N


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COROSSION

Fa lling of w orkers from height due t o break ing of ra ised p lat form s,ha nd ra ils, t oe boa rds, sta irs a nd la dd ers.

Sp ills a nd toxic relea ses fr om p ip elines due to corrosion.

Lea k a ges a nd bu rst ing of v essels du e t o corrosion.

Corrosion m onitoring a nd control.

Test ing a nd insp ect ion of v essels a nd st ru ct ur es to ensur e sa fet y


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CO RRO SIO N


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EN TRY IN TOCONFINEDSPACES


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O xygen D eficiencyToxic Conta m ina tionFlam m ab le Envi ronm ent

Possibility of Electrocutions through electric equipmentsP ossibility of Toxic ga s genera tion d urin g t he w orkLack of Vent i la t ionD ifficulty in welfa re m onitoringFa ilure to esca p e on em ergencyCombustible Substances


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SA FETY W H ILE EN TRY IN TOCONFINEDSPACESThorough clean ing and pu rg ing b e fo re ho t w ork .Safe ty be l t w i th one end out sideLife line to m oni tor w elfare

On go ing ven t i la t ionA p erson to w a tch the w elfareLow vol ta ge e lect r ic ap p l ia ncesSe lf con ta ined b rea t h ing ap p ara t usEnv i ronm enta l m oni tor ing for oxygen, tox ic ga ses an d f lam m ab le gasesbefore en t ryPip eline isolat ion b efore entryElectric isola t ion b efore en tryProp er ladd er for en t ry


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WORKIN G IN SID E PIP ELIN ES

H azard s du e to inad equ a te Ident i f ica t ion of P ipe l ines.

H a zard s d u e to leak a ges a nd b u rst ing o f pip elines.

H a zard s d u e t o collision o f v ehicles w ith p ipelines.

H a zard s d u e to im p rop er m a ter ia ls of constru ct ion of p ipel ines.

H a zard s w hile brea k ing of p ipel ines.

H a zard s w hile ta p p ing of pip elines.

Bu rst ing d u e to t herm a l expa nsion of l iqu ids in th e p ipel ines.

Bu rsting of p ipelines d u e to freezing of p ipelines.

A ccu m u lat ion of cond ensa tes in th e pip elines. Etc


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PL A N TALTERA TIO N S A N DMODIFICATIONS

To decide w heth er the al tera t ion is inevi ta b leD esign intent ion of each and every com p onent of the system shou ld b ewel lu nd ersto od b y ev ery p erson concerned.Refer the m a tt er to t he d esigners.Car ry ou t H A ZOP stu dy b y exper t t eam .Pa ss it t h rough p lan t m odi f ica t ion ap p rova l com m it t ee


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SA M P L IN G A N DGA U G I N G

Expo su res of g a ses, v a p ors a nd d u st w hile collecting sa m p les.

A p p roaching od d loca t ions.

Sp la shes a nd sp illag es w hile collect ing sa m p les.

Expo su res d u e to b rea k ing of sigh t gla sses a nd gla ss level in d ica t ors.

Dip ga ug ing o f f lam m ab le liqu ids.

D ip ga u ging of corrosive l iq u ids.


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IN STRUM EN T FA ILU RES

A b sence of fa il sa fety instru m ent s.

La ck of int erlock s a nd tr ip syst em s.

H um an fa i lu res in m a nua l and sem i au t om at ic ope ra t ions.

A b sence of insp ectio n of th e instr u m ent a t ion system s


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Im p ort a nce of sa fety in Chem ica l Indu st ries :

A lm ost , every sect ion / a rea / equ ipm ent ha s p otent ia l fa ctor ( s) to cau se h(s)

To ha nd le the ri sk s, a k now ledge on t he hazard p revent ion is requ ired SAor L O SS PREVEN TIO N

S u m m a r y :

SafetyP rocess Inv en t ory t o P rod uct ro ll ou t

Eq uip m ent D esig n t o Erect ion (op era t ion )H u m a n Fa m ily t o Fa ct ory


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