Role of the safety personnel and Prevention of major industrial hazards (Basic chemical Engineering)

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Role of the safety personnel

The job of safety personnel is much diversified and is of high skill. He must be a knowledgeable in a wide range of technical, legal and administrative activities. 

A safety professional should be knowledgeable in depth in all areas of accident prevention and capable of solving problems that may arise. 

The safety personnel should be qualified by passing certain examinations and should be a certified safety professional.

A group of consultants may be needed to review the plants and determine their compliances with OSHA and others prevailing standards of the country. 

A second group may be knowledgeable in specific areas, such as flammable gases, toxic chemicals, explosives or mines. 

The protection of personnel safety comes first followed by the protection of the environment.

This protection includes the prevention of leakage or release of liquids, oil, chemicals, detergents, or noxious gases, metals, complexes deleterious substance.

Protection against damage to the environment comes right after protection of personnel and animal before prevention of damage to equipment. Priority for rescue of equipment is last

Lack of a simple feature, protective device, pressure regulator, auto-trip systems, are increasingly being addressed. 

Because the failure of a component of a process might cause failure in the assembled product. 

The expertise of a safety engineer can be beneficially applied to product safety.

Prevention of major industrial hazards

  1. Works management should control major hazard installations by sound engineering and management practices, for example by: 
  • Good plant design, fabrication and installation, including the use of high-standard components; 
  • Regular plant maintenance; 
  • Good plant operation; 
  • Good management of safety on site; 
  • Regular inspection of the installation, with repair and replacement of components where necessary

 

  1. Works management should consider the possible causes of major accidents, including: 
  • Component failure; 
  • Deviations from normal operation; 
  • Human and organizational errors; 
  • Accidents from neighbouring plant or activities; 
  • Natural occurrences and catastrophes, and acts of mischief.

 

  1. Works management should regularly evaluate these causes taking into account any changes in plant design and operation. In addition, further available information arising from accidents world-wide and technological developments should be included in this evaluation. 
  2. Works management should arrange for safety equipment and process control instrumentation to be installed and maintained to a high standard consistent with their importance to the safety of the major hazard installation.


Safe operation of major hazard installations

The primary responsibility for operating and maintaining the installation safely should lie with works management. 

Good operational instructions and sound procedures should be provided and enforced by works management. 

Works management should ensure that workers operating the installation have been adequately trained in their duties.

Accidents and near misses should be investigated by works management.



Basic Chemical Engineering

      Importance of plant location

      What is Engineering? what is Chemical Engineering? 

Chemistry and its branches

Heat Transfer 

simultaneous heat and mass transfer 

Seperation Process-Extraction

      Seperation Process - Condensation

 

 General Study Short Notes

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