SAFETY & FIRST AID

Accidents with boiling oil

By Haripriya D.G

Accidents with boiling oil

Accidents are caused by chemical, mechanical, civil, electrical, or other process failures due to accident, negligence or incompetence, which may spill over to the areas across causing damage to life and property. These may originate in:  Manufacturing and formulation installations including during commissioning and process operations; maintenance and disposal of Oil.  Material handling and storage in manufacturing facilities, and isolated storages; warehouses and godowns including tank farms in ports and docks and fuel depots.  Transportation of oil (road, rail, air, water, and pipelines). Major Threats: Fire Explosion Toxic Release

Combination of all the three threats as well

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robable Causes Of Accidents

           

rocess deviations like pressure, temperature & flow. Parameters with regard to the state of the substance i.e., solid, liquid or gas, proximity to other toxic substances. Runaway reaction. Hardware failure, resulting in large-scale spills of toxic substances. Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE) on the chemicals during transportation. Electrical failure Cutting and welding Open flame Carelessness Poor housekeeping Smoking Sabotage

Real incidents of boiling oil accidents



On 7/6/1988, a series of explosions and fires destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform 165 platform workers and 2 emergency responders were killed
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61 workers survived by jumping into the North Sea Oil Rig Explosion

GASOLENE TANK FIRE- South

East Asia 2000

First Aid to be given



Degree
First (Superficial) Second (Partial Thickness) Third (Full Thickness)

Treatment
Remove heat Prevent contamination Over Bandage; loosely

What could have prevented these losses?

RISK CONTROL MEASURES  Physical Protection Strict & Rigorous approach in following the Relevant Standards , Codes & Practices, Built in Safety Devices and Safety System, Venting through Tall stacks, Field Monitors for Different Toxic Gases, Burning Waste gases in a Flare System,
Provision of Wind Cones, Fire Proofing of Steel Structures, Passive Protection System, Active Protection system, Automatic Protection system


Procedural Protection Fire Emergency Procedure, Disaster Preparedness Plan, Mutual Aid Scheme, No Smoking Policy, Investigation of All Accidents, Hazard Identification through Safety Committee, House Keeping Committee, Safety audit Committee, Conducting Plant Survey, safety survey, Work Permit System Educational Protection Periodic Training Program on Safety, Fire Safety and Hazardous properties of materials, Mock Fire Drill, Safety Manuals, Health & Safety News Bulletins, leaflets, Safety Motivation schemes, Plant Operating Manual, Educating the Public Living nearby about the activities in the industry
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Hazard Communication

Thank You..
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