Creating A Safer Workplace for Higher Productivity
Talking about the hazards of static electricity in the chemical industry is like re-open my memory when I was facing such kind of incidents in the plant several years ago.
The accident happened when metallic-powder catalyst charging was being done from a wagon into a catalyst feeder with poor earth grounding and incomplete flammable gas substitution.
Static electric sparks were created and ignited flammable gas inside the catalyst feeder immediately. A fire occurred. [Continue reading…]
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The hazard control hierarchy provides a clear way on how to control hazards in the workplace effectively.
There are many kinds of safety hazards in the workplace; chemical hazards, biological hazards, ergonomic hazards, physical hazards, radiation hazards, and environmental hazards.
An accident may happen if these hazards are not controlled effectively.
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Do you usually have difficulty in getting safety meeting ideas? If you are facing this problem, this post hopefully can help you solve the problem.
The solution is to have a list of various workplace safety topics for meetings.
Talking the same topic in safety meetings will not only make you lose meeting members’ attention but it will also result in a poor-participation meeting.
In addition, having very limited workplace safety topics for meeting is also a problem. [Continue reading…]
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Having a good understanding of safety precautions inside the laboratory is a very first step to keep laboratory safety.
If you ignore these safety precautions, then you will end with an unexpected injury or accident.
So, always make sure that you already understand and implement all of these safety precautions inside the laboratory.
Do not forget to remind other workers with safety slogans for the laboratory. They are effective and simple to use. [Continue reading…]
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Hazards of ammonia are harmful to your safety and health. Beware of this chemical; while you are using it, on the road, warehouse, or any other places where you find this chemical.
Actually, ammonia is a very useful chemical. According to Potashcorp.com, the world’s ammonia consumption is increasing from year to year.
Despite its usefulness, however, ammonia can potentially endanger your safety and health. [Continue reading…]
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Loss control inspection checklists are an important guideline for preparing a successful loss control survey. Make sure you have it before facing the loss control inspection.
A loss control inspection or loss control survey is performed in a timely manner. Based on my experiences, the schedule is between 2-3 years. But, it will also depend on the insurance company policy.
Because the schedule is not so frequent, this causes most of you to forget to make enough preparation. As a result, you will not get the maximum benefits from the loss control survey.
That’s a problem. Avoid this from happening.
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Plant shutdown is an example of non-routine activities and one of the most dangerous operation periods for a chemical plant. The bad news is that, as reported by tcetoday.com, around 70% of the major accidents occur during non-routine operations.
Because of this risk, you have to focus on safety during plant shut down more than during normal plant operation.
Especially, when you face an unexpected shutdown.
Take more care against unexpected shutdowns rather than a planned shutdown. It is because you have no plan at all and there may be hazards that you have never thought about.
That’s why you need a checklist to avoid forgetting important safety considerations during the plant shut down.
A plant shutdown safety checklist will help you focus on safety better while carrying out the plant shutdown activities safely.
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To meet spill containment regulation, you have to prevent hazardous liquid spills from drums from happening. One of the most common ways to do this is by using a drum spill containment pallet, as a secondary spill containment.
This method is effective enough for preventing hazardous liquid spill into the soil and water as long as you select proper capacity and design.
So that is why in this post I write complete information regarding drum spill containment pallet to help you select the proper design.
I will begin this post with the spill containment pallet requirements. Let’s move on. [Continue reading…]
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This is a new post series about the chemical plant on fire that I will publish in the form of a yearly story.
The main purpose of publishing this post series is to improve our awareness against fire hazards, especially for chemical plants.
It is because fire hazard is still the main safety hazard for chemical plants and becomes the ongoing challenge for the safe plant operation. So, we must improve our action plans for minimizing its impact from time to time.
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Wearing electrical safety gloves while working at a high voltage electrical facility – suppose 1000V – is a must for technicians to prevent shock, injury, and even death.
Common works like repair, cable check, connection clean up and testing new a high voltage electrical facility are some examples that require electrical safety gloves.
Don’t forget to inspect your existing electrical safety gloves. If they are already damaged, replace them immediately. Don’t compromise with your safety.
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