Scenario

01. Ignorance of Procedure
02. Disregard of Procedure
03. Disregard of Work Procedure
04. Organizational Problems
05. Poor Management
06. Slackness of Management
07. Malicious Act
08. Rule Violation
09. Safety Rule Violation
10. Secondary Damage
11. External Damage
12. Leakage/Fire
13. Loss to Organization
14. Economic Loss
15. Manetary Damage 35 million yen

Leakage and fire caused due to start-up with a hose connected to an opened vent valve at inlet piping of a furnace at a fuel oil desulfurization unit
Case Details

Knowledge Comment:
Open the valve, connect the hose, then the plant start ! It is just like the action with devils on the back.

Field Chemicals and Plants
Author KOSEKI, Hirosi (National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster)
TAMURA, Masamitsu (Center for Risk Management and Safety Sciences, Yokohama National University)