Explosion con Oxido de Etileno en Sterogenics
En una planta de esterilización, el bypass de un dispositivo de seguridad produce resultados catastróficos.
Workforce Involvement
Promoting the active involvement of personnel at all levels of the organization is one of the five elements in the RBPS pillar of committing to process safety. Resources in this section addresses the diversity of roles that workers can fulfill in support of process safety management system development, implementation, and enhancement. Start by reading an Introduction to Workforce Involvement and then explore the resources below.
Implement an Operational Discipline Program to Improve Plant Process Safety
Bruce K. Vaughen, James A. Klein
Built on a solid foundation of leadership support and employee involvement, an operational discipline program can help to prevent serious incidents and injuries, and improve overall site safety and business performance.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Double Block and Bleed
The December 2011 Beacon described an incident where a missing plug on a vent line resulted in a flammable material leak that caught fire, causing a fatality. That incident reminded us of the importance of caps and plugs on process vent lines and...
Impact of Guidelines for Independent Protection Layers and Initiating Events
Apr 4, 2012
J. Wayne Chastain
Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) was introduced about 15 years ago as a simplified risk assessment method between HAZOP (Process Hazard Analysis [PHA]) and quantitative risk assessment (QRA). This introduction was timely; LOPA was quickly adopted world-wide. The rules for independent protection...
Managing Dust Explosion Hazards
Vahid Ebadat
Companies that handle powders or other particulate solids need to be aware of the potential for fire and explosions, and follow industry best practices, codes and standards to manage the risk.
CEP: Process Safety Beacon - Hot Work Hazards
A contract welder and a foreman were repairing an agitator support on top of an atmospheric-pressure storage tank. The tank contained a polyvinyl fluoride slurry with a flammable concentration if vinyl fluoride in the vapor space. An explosion...
Lessons learned from Dalian tank farm accident
Apr 4, 2012
Ming Chen
Lessons learned from Dalian tank farm accident
Inter-linkages between Process Safety and APELL for Accident Prevention- Spanish
Apr 4, 2012
Nestor H. Sposito
Interrelacion Entre Process Safety y el Proceso APELL para la prevecion de accidentes.
Explosions in Transformer and Circuit-Breaker Tanks Due to Arcing Events
Apr 4, 2012
Timothy L. Morse
Industrial transformers and circuit breakers operate with large voltage differences between current-carrying internal components and the grounded tank walls. A breakdown in the dielectric strength of the insulating oil in the tank due to contamination or other causes can lead to the formation of an...
Analysis of the transfer and distribution of sulfur in the typical refinery
Apr 4, 2012
Li Shi
Analysis of the transfer and distribution of sulfur in the typical refinery
On the Catastrophic Explosion of the AZF Plant in Toulouse (September 21, 2001)
Apr 4, 2012
Georges Guiochon
On the Catastrophic Explosion of the AZF plant in Toulouse (September 21, 2001) Georges Guiochon and Laurent Jacob Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996-1600, USA During the morning of September 21, 2001, a warehouse containing ca. 300 metric tons of production...
HAZID and risk assessment on ultra-large crude oil tank
Apr 4, 2012
Fabo Yin
HAZID and risk assessment on ultra-large crude oil tank
Case Histories and Technology Innovations for StorageTank Loss Prevention
Apr 3, 2012
Szu-ying Huang
Storage tanks are most common material containing units in process industries. There have been many accidents associated within storage tank (material deficiency, structure design failures, operation error etc.) or among storage areas throughout the history. For example, overfilling has already...
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