Ordinary glass containers exposed to heat will fail at about 212F (100C) due to thermally induced stress. Storage cabinets are designed to offer protection from radiant heat, but only for a limited time of intense fire exposure. The user MUST recognize these limitations.
Oily waste safety cans are an essential safety device where ever cloths and wiping rags are used with oils and solvents. Rags and cloths soaked with solvents, thinners, linseed oil, combustible adhesives and other flammable liquids present a serious fire risk if they are improperly discarded. These safety cans are specially designed to isolate
In the last two years we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of Anti-Static Wrist Bands in industrial settings. These wrist bands are designed and manufactured for “bench work” in highly controlled work spaces; not within an industrial setting.
Published by the Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour – Wellington, New Zealand First published: 1982; Revised: 1990
Precautions should be taken to prevent vapors from being ignited by the discharge of static electricity. The movement of ANY process liquids during pumping, emptying, filling and spraying can cause electrostatic accumulation. Movement of other materials, such as powders or a printing web, or cleaning operations, can also create static electricity hazards. Non-conducting footwear and
A worker was preparing to mix chemicals in a large in-floor vat in order to make lacquer. After removing the bungs from a steel barrel of toluene, the worker lowered the barrel onto its side and placed it on the lip of the in-floor mixing vat. As the toluene was being poured into the vat,
With colder air upon us, our risks associated with static electricity around our flammable liquids and gases INCREASES. With increased risks we need to counteract this with more attention to detail in our layers of protection against flash fires. Minor oversights that we got away with in the heat of the humid summer days may
We hear a lot of safety professionals talking about bonding and grounding and this safety function is by far the most common means of controlling static electricity during the transfer of flammable liquids; however, it is also very often the cause of flash fires because facilities either do not fully understand or fail to manage
This paper reviews 242 accidents of storage tanks that occurred in industrial facilities over last 40 years. Fishbone Diagram is applied to analyze the causes that lead to accidents. Corrective actions are also provided to help operating engineers handling similar situations in the future. The results show that 74% of accidents occurred in petroleum
Today I exchanged e-mails with a longtime member of SAFTENG and the Fire Chief of the Waxahachie Fire Dept regarding the Magana Blend flammable liquids fire on October 3, 2011. The Chief is being very open and helpful in sharing as much information that he can at this time. He has given me permission to
I have written extensively on flammable liquids and the hazards they present to work environments; but there is one hazard associated with using plastic containers for flammable liquids that tends to be lost in all the attention that is focused on what is happening within the containers and not outside the container. In this article
