DB POWER LIMITED, RAIGARH

2 X 600 MW Power Plant

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SOP for BUNKER FIRE
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WORK INSTRUCTIONS

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BUNKER FIRE
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SOP for BUNKER FIRE
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1.0 Purpose:

This Procedure is intended to provide guidance and instructions for carrying out for Bunker Fire.

2.0 Responsibility:

1. All the personnel involved in carrying out /supervising the above activities are required to ensure
implementation of this procedure.

2. In the event of any changes required in the procedure such changes may be requested with Site
in charge, who would take appropriate action with approval from respective departmental heads.

3.0 BUNKER FIRE:

The coal stored in the Bunkers can catch fire due to various reasons and if it is not attended
immediately it can cause major fire hazards. The hot coal falling on the belt feeder can easily
damage the feeder belt. It is therefore necessary to keep a close watch of the coal in the
bunker.

The first action to be taken in case of fire is noticed in the Bunker is to close the gate above the
feeder and stop the mill. Call the fire service, stop feeding coal to the Bunker’s under fire. Since
there is no provision in the Bunker to evacuate the burning coal, the only alternative to is to flood
the Bunker with fire water and wait for the fire to be completely quenched. After ascertaining
that the fire has been completely quenched, the feeder gate can be opened gradually. Open the
feeder end cover and run the feeder and remove the wet coal through the open end. By this
method, the entire wet coal is to be removed from the bunker.

Prevention of fire in the bunkers,

1. No unauthorized welding works should be allowed in the Bunker floor.

2. Any maintenance work at the bunker floor that requires welding works should be carried out
only with a valid Special Permit to Work in which it is clearly mentioned about the requirement of
welding work. While issuing the permit, all the necessary precautions to be taken for fire
protection, have to be clearly mentioned in the permit. Copies of the permit has to be sent to the
Fire & Safety department for their concurrence, before the permit is finally issued. Both Fire &

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Safety departments personnel must be available at the work spot for any violation of the permit
conditions and take immediate action to prevent any hot metal falling in to the Bunker.
3. The work permit issued has to be cancelled by the end of the day and a new permit taken again
the next day if the work involves more than one day. No permit can be issued for a certain
periods of days for any work in the bunker floor involved in welding works. The permit has to be
issued on day to day basis only.
4. Use of yard coal can also sometimes causes fire if the yard coal has not been properly compacted
and sprayed by fire water.
5. Keeping the coal in the Bunker’s unused for a long period can also cause the coal to catch fire.
Hence it is necessary that whenever a planned shutdown is taken for the unit for a period more
than 7 days the coal in all the Bunker’s should be emptied.

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