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Static Electric Discharge Causes Fire — Process Safety Beacon, December 2008
Static Electric Discharge Causes Fire — Process Safety Beacon, December 2008
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon December 2008
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and FireProcess Safety
- ExplosionFireStatic electricity
- Fluid transfer
- HoseStorage tanks
- Ignition source control
- Downstream and process industries
Summary
Describes a fire during ethyl acetate filling at a chemical distribution facility. Isolated metal nozzle components likely accumulated static charge and sparked to the tote, igniting vapour. Explains bonding and grounding, regular ground-connection checks and minimising liquid free fall when filling containers with flammable liquids.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Static electricity; electrostatic discharge.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Ignition source control; ignition prevention.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Summary
Beacon on a fire ignited by a static electricity discharge and how to control static hazards.
Process Safety Beacon December 2008. Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire, process safety.