Plant Safety

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1. Determine the cause 2. Prevent its recurrence

Keys to accident prevention

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

permanent hearing loss

Noise over 140 decibels can cause what?

NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

OSHA

Occupation safety and health administration

OSHRC

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PSM

Process Safety Management

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

-Inhalation -Absorption -Ingestion -Injection

Routes of Entry

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Safety is our ticket to...

85 decibels

The trigger point for hearing protection

TSCA

Toxic Substances Control Act

toxic substance

a chemical or mixture that may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment

unsafe condition

a condition in the working environment that increases a technicians chance of having an accident

Ergonomic hazards

activities that require chemical technicians to work in unusual or awkward positions for extended periods of time

Terrorism

an attempt to change a belief or point of view through the use of violence.

Accidents

an unplanned disruption of normal activity resulting in an injury or equipment damage

Unsafe act

any act that increases a persons chance of having an accident

Chronic hazards

asbestos fibers, coal dust, and toxic metals such as lead or manganese

Process safety analysis

establishes safe operating parameters, instrument interlocks, alarms, design and startup/shutdown procedures

National Council of Industrial Safety

formed in 1913 to promote safety in the workplace

Toxic hazards

fuels, metal fumes, solvents, products and byproducts

Cradle-to-grave

generation, storage, treatment, and disposal

community right to know

increases community awareness of the chemicals manufactured or used by local chemical plants and businesses

Occupation safety and health administration

independent inspectors are allowed to enter and inspect the workplace, cite violations, and set deadlines

Acute hazards

materials from which symptoms develop rapidly after exposure

Solid waste

non-liquid, non-soluble material ranging from municipal garbage to industrial waste that contains complex and sometimes hazardous substances

Safety

often described as an attitude that includes careful planning, following safety rules, safe work practices, and the use of personal protective equipment

Air permits

permits must be obtained for any project that has the potential of producing air pollutants

Hurricanes

powerful, swirling storms with tentacles reaching out from a singular eye

Personal Protective Equipment

prevents exposure to hazards when engineering or environmental controls cannot be used

Hazard communication

program designed to increase plant worker awareness of chemical hazards and give instructions on appropriate safety measures for handling, storing, and working with these chemicals

Pipelines

regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, these are lines of pipe that convey liquids, gases or finely divided soilds

Federal Railroad Administration

regulated railroad traffic, including the transportation of hazardous materials

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

regulates the nuclear devices used in the chemical processing industry

Federal Highway Administration

regulates the transportation of hazardous materials and truck traffic

National Fire Protection Agency

standardized system used in chemical hazard identification

Process Safety Management

targets highly hazardous chemicals and sets standards in place to prevent catastrophes from these chemicals

Acute poisons

(immediate) may be ingested, inhaled, injected, absorbed

CPI

Chemical processing industry

HAZCOM

Hazard communication

Chemical processing industry

broad term used to describe chemical plants and refineries, power plants, food processing, paper and pulp, pharmaceuticals, and city utilities

Administrative Control

can be described as the programs and activities used to control industrial hazards

Ionizing radiation

cannot be detected by any of the five human senses

Class C fire

categorized as electrical fires

Physical hazards

classified as electrical, noise, radiation, or temperture

Class B fire

combustible and flammable gases, liquids, and grease

Class A fire

combustible materials such as wood, paper, plastic, cloth fibers and rubber

Class D fire

cover combustible metals

Occupational safety and health

deals with item like personal protective equipment, HAZCOM, permit systems, confined space entry, hot work, isolation of hazardous energy.

Biological hazards

described as any living organism capable of causing disease in humans

Biological System

designed to remove hydrocarbons from wastewater

Potable water

drinking water

Water pollution

the human-made or human-indices alteration of physical, biological, chemical, or radiological integrity of water

air pollution

the presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air that interferes with human health or welfare or produces other harmful environmental effects

Process technology

the study and application of the scientific principles associated with the operation and maintenance of the chemical processing industry


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