{"id":381,"date":"2024-06-02T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehs-hub.contentstudioo.com\/?p=381"},"modified":"2025-01-11T10:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T04:57:07","slug":"safety-in-chemical-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehs-hub.contentstudioo.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/02\/safety-in-chemical-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety in Chemical Industry: PART-1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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INEVITABLE PLACE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Safest and simplest way to avoid chemical hazard is to avoid chemical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A place of chemical industry can be selected or shifted but it has to run somewhere on the earth and its place in out life has become inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemical industry is also useful for national production and employment for many people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence to run the industry safely by identifying, avoiding and controlling its hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This in turn suggests the following ten-point safety program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Study and identify chemical hazards using MSDS and a system of classification, packing and labelling should be developed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    2. Select safer technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Select safer siting of chemical industry for minimum lose to men, material and environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. Design and construct the factory with all safety precautions from the very beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Workplace hazard should be controlled by good engineering design, SOPs etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    6. All requisite safety devices, fittings, instruments etc. must be provided and well maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    7. Workers must be properly trained for safe operation of the plant and their role in emergency planning and control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8. Safe transportation and handling of hazardous chemicals within and out side factory premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    9. Safe disposal of hazardous waste within and outside factory premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    10. Well monitoring and control of hazardous substance at work place and of occupational ill effects and diseases by pre and periodical medical examinations of the workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    TYPES OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Petroleum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rubber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plastic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Coal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fertilizers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dye<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Paints Pesticides etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    TYPES OF CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND CONTROLS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Health hazard:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      a.  Types of effects are;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Allergy, irritation, asphyxiation,CNS, cancer, dust effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Some effects are acute and some are chronic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      b. Factors creating effects are;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      types of concentration of chemical<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Combined effect of mixtures<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Work methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Nature of exposure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Routes of entry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      2. Fire and explosion hazard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Heat generation due to chemical reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Open flame<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Radiant heat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Friction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Static electricity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      3. Biological hazards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      It refers to plants, insects, animals and human pathogens that pose a potential risk to the health of humans, animals and to the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Occupational exposure is possible in bio-laboratory work, hospitals, nursing or medical research etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Biological infections and parasitic diseases are caused by contact with domestic, laboratory and other animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Disease caused by biological agents are; anthrax, herps virus infection, hepatitis, rabies etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Safety and Control Measures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Written plan including instructions for awareness, emergency action, SOPs etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Employees should be immunized by effective vaccine if available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Pre-placement medical examination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      GHK and quick de-contamination of place and environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Use of PPEs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Display of biohazard symbols Effective filtration of room air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Atomic radiation hazards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      X-ray, NDT, nuclear plant etc. can cause severe health hazard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      5. Preventive and control measures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Six basic principles;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      (i) Elimination of substance or process<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      (ii) Substitute of safer alternative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      (iii) Distance, guard, enclosure, isolation, shielding of hazardous process<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      (iv) Ventilation, general and local exhaust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      (v) PPEs <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      (vi) Personal hygiene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      6. Emergency control procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Speedy leak and spill control procedure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      2.Emergency shut down procedure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      3.OSEAP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      4.Offsite EAP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      5.Mutual aid arrangement with neighboring industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      6.Retainer ship for help at the time of emergency<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      7.Drills, updating and reviewing of the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      READ MORE :- Identification and classification of chemicals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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