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The importance of reliable inertisation and grounding of ignition sensitive powder handling systems
Author(s) -
Roper Bill
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.10297
Subject(s) - ignition system , process (computing) , process safety , forensic engineering , engineering , process engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , reliability engineering , waste management , work in process , operations management , business , operating system , aerospace engineering
A fire occurred in a powder handling facility handling highly ignition sensitive organic powders used as antioxidants for the plastics industry. Fortunately little damage was done and no one was injured. The incident was investigated and the facts examined with conclusions made as to the possible causes. The incident may have been prevented had production management set in place a set of regular controls, carried out by the process operators themselves, to ensure integrity of equipment designed to ensure the safety of the system. This article describes the basics of such a Safety Maintenance and Control (SAMACO) system. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog, 2009