Digest
Flammable material release inside building causes explosion! — Process Safety Beacon, May 2011
Flammable material release inside building causes explosion! — Process Safety Beacon, May 2011
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon May 2011
- ExplosionHydrocarbon ReleaseProcess Safety
- ExplosionHydrocarbon releaseProcess safety
- Gas detectorProcess pipework and pipelines
- Atmospheric gas testingOperating and work proceduresRisk assessment
Summary
A bulletin examines a fatal explosion at a North Carolina meat-processing plant following intermittent indoor release of natural gas during pipe purging. It explains flammable atmosphere accumulation and recommends safe discharge locations, collection and treatment where possible, plant purging procedures, hazard analysis when indoor purging is unavoidable, and flammable gas monitoring.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Hydrocarbon release; hydrocarbon leak; oil and gas release.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Atmospheric gas testing; gas testing; atmosphere testing.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Process Safety Beacon May 2011. Themes: explosion, hydrocarbon release, process safety.