Study for Explosion Risk Assessment in Chemical Industry

Absztrakt

To work safely in the chemical industry, it is necessary to ensure an appropriate work environment (including a fire protection system) that complies with the requirements for the used hazardous substances and also, to make the internal regulations and work instructions ready. This is especially applicable in case of operations performed with explosive materials -creating a safe work environment with potentially explosive substances. To determine a potentially explosive work environment, there is a calculation method fixed in the standards, which is partly passed on the objective judgment of the expert, a professional. Once the potentially explosive work environment is determined, the requirements for used equipment, machines and the conditions of working - depending on the zone classification - are clearly defined in standards and legal regulations. It also shows the importance of the topic, that the cost of work (including the cost of certified machines and equipment) in a potentially explosive work environment is multiple if we compare it with working in normal and standard work conditions.