Safety Alert
Safety Alert 255 - Compressor Explosion
Safety Alert 255 - Compressor Explosion
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 255
- ExplosionMachinery and Equipment
- ExplosionMechanical failurePressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Valve
- Pressure relief
Summary
Two contract employees suffered hot-oil burns following a compressor explosion during start-up. The explosion displaced a crankcase door, and oil was redirected onto the operators by the building wall and window. The alert recommends correctly sized flame-arresting explosion relief valves and access covers capable of withstanding the specified internal pressure.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Pressure relief; overpressure protection.
BSEE Safety Alert 255. Themes: explosion, machinery and equipment.