July 4, 2020

Have you assessed all the hazards?

Many accidents and fatalities occur during the erection of new equipment in chemical plants. These can include storage tanks. Double wall, double integrity storage tanks are often used for storing cryogenic liquids. In an incident mentioned by osha.gov, An employee was blowing insulation into the annular space of a newly constructed liquefied natural gas tank. He apparently accidentally fell into the space, which was full of perlite. He was engulfed by the perlite and was asphyxiated. Perlite is an insulation material. When a job hazard analysis is carried out, do you consider asphyxiation hazards due to insulation, in double wall tanks?

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