Breaking Glass: Facility Siting

“I love the sound of breaking glass.”  Nick Lowe When I was a kid, the song, “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass,” was on the radio. I didn’t get it. I had memories of the sound of breaking glass, none of them good: The sound of an errant baseball going through the neighbor’s picture [...]

By |2018-08-02T13:39:56-05:00August 2nd, 2018|Process Safety, Risk Assessment, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Breaking Glass: Facility Siting

Spark Detection

“A mighty flame follows a little spark.”  Dante Alighieri Sparks can cause fires. Good news if you want fire. Bad news if fires, or worse, explosions, are something you want to avoid. So, it should come as no surprise that the National Fire Protection Association takes a dim view of sparks. The Dust Hazard Analysis [...]

By |2018-03-20T15:43:01-05:00March 15th, 2018|Chemicals, Combustible Dust, Procedures, Process Safety, Process Safety Management|Comments Off on Spark Detection

External Plant Fires: What’s the Likelihood?

“A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.”  Robert Herrick During a process hazard analysis (PHA) and a layer of protection analysis (LOPA), the scenario of an external plant fire frequently arises. From our experience facilitating PHAs and LOPAs, we’ve found that a common cause for this is a pooling of flammable liquid or oil getting [...]

By |2018-01-30T20:13:52-06:00September 7th, 2017|Chemicals, Gas, PHA, Process Safety, Risk Assessment|1 Comment
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