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The 2018 IFC has some great design requirements for flammable liquids (as does NFPA 30). Abiding by this 2018 IFC, Chapter 57 would provide a much higher degree of safety as compared to meeting OSHA’s 1910.106. So I have broken down and discussed these IFC requirements for those looking to improve their flammable liquid piping systems:
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Here we sit in the year 2018 and here I sit posting about the use of “low-melting-point materials” for use in flammable liquids and flammable gases piping systems – oh the insanity, but this debate seems to happen far too often these days! I have been working with Hazardous Materials, most notably Flammable Liquids and Gases (FLAGs) since 1992 and from my very first fire science...
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Respondent owned and operated a petroleum refinery and it’s RMP lists covered processes subject to Program 3 requirements, including the Ultracracker (ULC) unit which consists of three sixty-three-foot-tall pressure cylindrical reactors, each containing five individual catalyst beds. The hydrocracking reaction converts the larger hydrocarbon chains into smaller, more valuable hydrocarbons. On...
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The facility uses xylene as a cleaning agent to clean the reactors. Xylene is an extremely hazardous flammable substance, and is stored at the facility. On August 14, 2017, at 11:24am, an operator was cleaning the RX-2 reactor with xylene between tolling processes. The operator overfilled the reactor with xylene, leaving the reactor without a vapor space. The pressure increased causing the...
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Due to a September court decision that vacated the RMP Amendments effective date delay, and the court’s expedited issuance of its mandate, the FINAL RMP AMENDMENTS RULE IS NOW IN EFFECT. Because the 2017 rule contains a schedule of compliance dates for many of the major provisions, the issuance of the mandate does NOT create current compliance obligations for some parts of the...
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Here are some excellent Chlorine Accident Data and Summaries:
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NOTE: the text below is a translation from Chinese to English
At about 13:49 on May 3, 2018, a catalyst explosion occurred in the hydrogenation reactor of No. 1 hydrogenation reactor of a Pharmaceutical facility causing one death and an immediate economic loss of 1.446 million yuan ($216,061,320 USD). According to the “Safety Production Law of the People’s Republic of China”,...
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Technical Safety BC conducted an ammonia release fault tree workshop to identify potential causes of ammonia releases from industrial refrigeration systems used in arenas and food storage facilities. The workshop is part of a Technical Safety BC project meant to detect and mitigate emerging and known technical safety risks in the province.
The project used the fault tree method which starts...
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As most process safety professionals know, pressure testing and leak testing piping systems is an absolutely critical function of process safety efforts. And I am happy to say, the number of facilities that have begun pressure testing and leak testing their piping has grown by leaps and bounds since the passage of OSHA’s PSM and EPA’s RMP standards. But as we progress in the...
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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently conducted a review of recent compliance and incident data to identify safety trends throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The analysis pointed to a potential risk associated with fired vessels. From January 2016 to May 2018, 17 fired vessel incidents were reported to BSEE by 12 unique operators. Further, BSEE issued 76 fired vessel-related...
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EPA Region 6 inspector arrived on May 1, 2018, for an announced inspection with an inspector from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The scope of the inspection was a partial compliance evaluation (PCE) and included an evaluation of the compliance of the facility. On April 18, 2018, the facility received an announcement email which outlined the directions for conducting an inspection...
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Inspector (1) and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Inspectors (3) arrived at the facility on May 1, 2018, for an announced inspection. On April 19, 2018, the facility received an announcement email, which outlined the directions for conducting an on-site inspection, as well as a list of documents to gather for review during the inspection....
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