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CASE STUDY:
BABINE FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED EXPLOSION
NO.
STUDENTS NAME
MATRIC. NO.
1.
B051210078
2.
B051210212
3.
B051210140
4.
B051210099
BACKGROUND OF COMPANY
Company
Address
Products
Date, Day
and Time of
Incident
Employees
Casualty
What
happen?
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE
The weather is -40 C when the explosion happens. The workplace is dry
and full of wood dust. Despite of having maintenance shift, wood dust still
accumulated around machines and conveyors.
It had been reported that the water heater is not functioning, the dust
collection system also did not working during explosion happen and the
spark detection system was not working due to improper installation.
CAUSES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Water pipes
EFFECT
1.
A fireball is initiated from the motor-reducer V-belt, resulting an explosion in the mill.
2.
3.
The inadequate power supply may cause short circuit, power breakage, disturbance to
working operations, or explosion.
4.
5.
The incident caused the mill to be in huge debt, bad reputation and they also have to pay
compensation to the workers family.
Ethics:
[1.2] A registered engineer shall certify satisfactory
completion of a pieces of work only if he has control
over the supervision of the construction or installation
of that work, and only if he is satisfied that the
construction
or
installation
has
fulfilled
the
requirements
of
the
engineering
design
and
specifications.
Ethics:
[5.3] stated that A registered engineer shall check with due
diligence the accuracy of facts and data before he signs or
endorses any statement or claim. He shall not sign on such
documents unless, where necessary, qualifications on error
and inaccuracies have been made.
Ethics:
[1.4] which is a registered engineer having knowledge of any
violation of this code and local authorities regulations shall report
thereon to appropriate professional bodies and, when relevant,
also to public authorities and cooperate with the proper authorities
in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.
Ethics
Scope of ethics