Digest
The Bhopal Tragedy – 25 Years Ago — Process Safety Beacon, December 2009
The Bhopal Tragedy – 25 Years Ago — Process Safety Beacon, December 2009
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon December 2009
- Hazardous SubstancesProcess Safety
- Barrier managementHazardous substancesLearning from incidentsLoss of containmentProcess safety
- Storage tanksValve
- Management of changeOperating and work proceduresPressure reliefPreventive maintenance
- Downstream and process industries
- Onshore facility
Summary
This anniversary bulletin revisits the Bhopal methyl isocyanate release, with an accompanying 2004 Beacon. It describes water contamination, an exothermic reaction and inadequate safety systems, while retaining uncertainty over the water source. Lessons address reactive hazards, safe relief discharge, maintenance, change evaluation and emergency procedures.
Classifications: Barrier management; safety barrier management.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Learning from incidents; incident learning; lessons learnt; lessons learned.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Pressure relief; overpressure protection.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Classifications: Onshore facility; onshore plant.
Summary
Beacon marking 25 years since the Bhopal disaster and its enduring process safety lessons.
Process Safety Beacon December 2009. Themes: hazardous substances, process safety.