Digest
Are you prepared for a natural disaster? — Process Safety Beacon, June 2011
Are you prepared for a natural disaster? — Process Safety Beacon, June 2011
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon June 2011
- Emergency ResponseProcess Safety
- Process safetyRisk management
- Emergency response
- Downstream and process industries
Summary
This bulletin examines natural-disaster preparedness at hazardous-material storage and processing plants. Drawing on FM Global findings, it highlights underestimated risks and overconfidence in readiness. It recommends reviewing feasible emergency plans, understanding utility interruptions, ensuring response equipment is ready, and participating seriously in disaster drills.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Summary
One-page Beacon on preparing process facilities for natural disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes.
Process Safety Beacon June 2011. Themes: emergency response, process safety.