SAFETY IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

Places / Areas of concern

Dangerous Materials Pressure Vessels Chemical Reactions Unit Operations Flammable Gases, Vapors And Dust Hazards Health issues Corrosion Entry in To Confined Spaces Working with Pipelines Plant Alteration and modification Sampling and Gauging Instrument Failures

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HEALTH ISSUES
Identification of potential health hazards. Assessment of levels of physical and chemical health hazards. Control of hazards by various techniques Adequate awareness among the workers. Periodic medical examination of the workers. Personal protection for occasional exposures. Proper hygiene and decontamination facilities. etc.

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CORROSION

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COROSSION
Falling of workers from height due to breaking of raised platforms, hand rails, toe boards, stairs and ladders. Spills and toxic releases from pipelines due to corrosion. Leakages and bursting of vessels due to corrosion. Corrosion monitoring and control. Testing and inspection of vessels and structures to ensure safety

CORROSION

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ENTRY INTO CONFINED SPACES

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ENTRY INTO CONFINED SPACES
Oxygen Deficiency Toxic Contamination Flammable Environment Possibility of Electrocutions through electric equipments Possibility of Toxic gas generation during the work Lack of Ventilation Difficulty in welfare monitoring Failure to escape on emergency Combustible Substances

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ENTRY INTO CONFINED SPACES

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SAFETY WHILE ENTRY INTO CONFINED SPACES
Thorough cleaning and purging before hot work. Safety belt with one end outside Life line to monitor welfare On going ventilation A person to watch the welfare Low voltage electric appliances Self contained breathing apparatus Environmental monitoring for oxygen, toxic gases and flammable gases before entry Pipeline isolation before entry Electric isolation before entry Proper ladder for entry

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WORKING INSIDE PIPELINES
Hazards due to inadequate Identification of Pipelines. Hazards due to leakages and bursting of pipelines. Hazards due to collision of vehicles with pipelines. Hazards due to improper materials of construction of pipelines. Hazards while breaking of pipelines. Hazards while tapping of pipelines. Bursting due to thermal expansion of liquids in the pipelines. Bursting of pipelines due to freezing of pipelines. Accumulation of condensates in the pipelines. Etc

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PLANT ALTERATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
To decide whether the alteration is inevitable Design intention of each and every component of the system should be well understood by every person concerned. Refer the matter to the designers. Carry out HAZOP study by expert team. Pass it through plant modification approval committee

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SAMPLING AND GAUGING
Exposures of gases, vapors and dust while collecting samples. Approaching odd locations. Splashes and spillages while collecting samples. Exposures due to breaking of sight glasses and glass level indicators. Dip gauging of flammable liquids. Dip gauging of corrosive liquids.

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INSTRUMENT FAILURES
Absence of fail safety instruments. Lack of interlocks and trip systems. Human failures in manual and semi automatic operations. Absence of inspection of the instrumentation systems

Summary:
Importance of safety in Chemical Industries : Almost, every section / area / equipment has potential factor (s) to cause hazard (s) To handle the risks, a knowledge on the hazard prevention is required SAFETY or LOSS PREVENTION

Safety Process Equipment Human

Inventory to Product roll out Design to Erection (operation) Family to Factory