May 1, 2010
Process safety in batch operations
What goes around comes around! As far as process safety incidents in batch process go, I sometimes despair whether we will ever learn from previous incidents. Last year I had investigated some batch process incidents, the causes of which are very very familiar - incompatibility,scale up issues, heat removal issues, MSDS issues and raw material storage issues. For those of you working in the batch process industry, the UK Chemical Reaction Hazards Forum is a good place to get information on batch incidents. Share these incidents with your operating personnel and check whether it could happen in your organization. For further details go to this link.
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Nice post. Batch process incidents mostly takes place in Pharma, Finechemicals & Agrochemicals plants. The main reason for this is lack of awareness in the areas mentioned above by respective plant personnel.. Even, I know many regulatory enforcement people have no knowledge on the above areas. At this point,DGFASLI should take some steps to educate the regulatory bodies.
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