DESIGNING OF ON SITE EMERGENCY PLAN N OFFSITE EMERGENCY PLAN
ONSITE EMERGENCY PLAN
ONSITE EMERGENCY IS EMERGENCY IN PLACE OF OCCUPIERS BOUNDARY. ONSITE EMERGENCY PLAN IS THE ACTION PLANT TO COPE WITH EMERGENCY WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES AT PLANT
DESIGN OF ONSITE PLAN
FIRST STEP IS TO IDENTIFY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL STORE IN PLANT(LPG IN OUR PLANT) TYPE OF STORAGE AND QUANTITY OF STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL VULNURABILITY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN CASE OF ACCIDENT AS PER MSDS DESIGNING OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION SYSTEM
CASE STUDY:LPG BOTTLING PLANT
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL USED IN LPG BOTTLING PLANT IS LPG POSSIBLE HAZARD FROM LPG IS FIRE AND EXPLOSION,COLD BURN AND INHALATION HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS ARE STORAGE OF LPG IN BULLET,AND PROCESSES LIKE DECANTATION AND FILLING OPERATION
GAS LEAKAGE HAZARD
FIRST POSSIBLE HAZARD IS LEAKAGE OF GAS DENSITY OF LPG VAPOUR AT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION IS 1.5 TO 1.5 TO 1.7 TIMES HIGHER THAN AIR SO IT TENDENCY TO SETTLE DOWN AT BOTTOM DYKE WALL MUST BE THERE FOR SAFE EVAPORATION OF MATERIAL IN AROUND STORAGE VESSEL GAS DETECTING SENSOR SHOULD PUT AT BOTTOM AND CALIBRATE AT LEL SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETECT LEAK BEFORE CHANCES OF FLAMABLE MIXTURE LEL IS LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT % OF MATERIAL IN TERMS OF VOLUME COMPARE TO 100% OF AIR REQUIRED FOR MAKING IGNITABLE MIXTURE. FOR LPG IT IS 1.8% OF AIR IT TENDENCY TO SETTLE AT BOTTOM SO ANY PROCESS EQUIPMENT LIKE PUMP COMPRESSOR MUST NOT BE BELOW STORAGE VESSEL
FIRE N EXPLOSION HAZARD
LIQUID LPG FIRE PROPAGATE IN TWO PHENOMINA UVCE-UNCONFINED VAPOUR CLOUD EXPLOSION IT IGNITE AND BURN AS FIRE BALL RESULTS IN EXPLOSION,RADIATION AND FIRE IN NEAR BY AREA BLEVE-BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOUR EXPLOSION IT HAPPENED WHEN MATERIAL STORAGE ABOVE ITS BOILING POINT IN PRESSURISED CONDITON RESULTS IN HIGH PRESSURE ROCKET SPEED PROPAGATION OF FLAME FROM VESSEL AND EXPLODE.
COPING MECHAINSIM
EVACUATE THE VEHICLES AND NEAR BY VICINITY SO EMERGENCY GATE AND PREDIFINED EMERGENCY PATH MUST BE THERE. BEST WAY TO FIGHT WITH FLAME IS TO EXTENGUISH WITH WATER. IT SHOULD EQUIPPED WITH FIRE WATER TANK THAT CAN RUN UPTO 2 HOURS OF FIREFIGHTING FIRE FIGHTING PUMP, 360DEGREE MONITOR,FIRE HYDRANT POINT AT SAFE DISTANCE FROM PROCESS EQUIPMENT OR STORAGE SHADE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AROUND STORAGE AND PROCESS EQUIPMENTS FOR OPERATION AUTO CUT OFF VALVE AND MANUAL CALL POINT TO STOP ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EACH PERSON MUST HAVE THEIR FIRE ORDER AND PREDEFINED JOB RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL PROTACTIVE EQUIPMENT LIKE HAND GLOVES, FIRE SUIT, BA SET MUST BE AVL AT PLANT FIRST AID BOX,STRATURE AND EMERGNECY VEHICLE AVL AT PLANT
DIFFERENT HAZARDS AND COPING MECHANISM
ANOTHER HAZARDOUS OPERATION ARE PROCESSES I.E. FILLING,DECANTATION PRESSURE GAUGES,TEMPERATURE GAUGES CALIBRATED AND AVAILABLE AT EACH EQUIPMENT PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE TRIPPING SWITCH IN WORKING CONDITION FULLFILL STATUTORY REQUIREMENT OF THICKNESS MEASUREMENT,SAFETY VALVE CALIBRATION,HYDROTESTING SHOULD BE DONE WORK PERMIT SYSTEM BEFORE EXECUTION OF MAINTENANCE WORK FOR ELECTRICAL HAZARD SWITCHES MUST BE FLAMEPROOF AND NO OPEN CONNECTION IN PLANT
OFFSITE EMERGENCY PLAN
OFF SITE EMERGENCY IS SITUATION WHERE OUTSIDE OF OCCUPIERS BOUNDARY AREA AFFECTED OFFSITE EMERGENCY PLAN IS TO SEEK HELP FROM LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SHARE INFORMATION RELATED TO HAZARD WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF DEPARTMENT OF EXPLOSIVE,FACTORY OFFICE,FIRE BRIGADE AND DISTRICT COLLECTOR SHARE INFORMATION RELATED TO HEALTH HAZARD WITH NEAREST HEALTH CENTRE SO ANTIDOTES AVAILABLE IN EMERGENCY, AMBULANCE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT MUTUAL AID WITH NEAR BY INDUSTRY
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPACITY BUILDING IS TO TRAIN MORE PERSON TO COPE WITH EMERGENCY PERIODICAL REHEARSAL OF ONSITE /OFFSITE EMERGENCY PLAN BY MOCK DRILL FOR PREPAREDNESS OF PLANT PERSONNEL AND OUTSIDE AGENCY PERSONNEL HAZARD INFORMATION SHARING WITH NEAR BYVICINITY IF TOXIC OPERATION AND INFORMATION RELATED TO WHAT TO DO WHEN TOXIC GAS RELEASE