Scenario

01. Organizational Problems
02. Inflexible Management Structure
03. Insufficient Education/Training
04. Poor Value Perception
05. Poor Safety Awareness
06. Insufficient Safety Measure
07. Insufficient Analysis or Research
08. Insufficient Practice
09. Study with the Combination of Equipment with Treating Material
10. Planning and Design
11. Poor Planning
12. Poor Process Design
13. Bad Event
14. Chemical Phenomenon
15. Abnormal Reaction
16. Secondary Damage
17. External Damage
18. Fire

Fire during renewal work of packing materials of a gasoline column at a ethylene manufacturing plant
Case Details

Knowledge Comment:
If the packings becomes dry in a packed column, washing effect diminished and stain generation is acceralated. Take care !

Field Chemicals and Plants
Author ARAI, Mitsuru (Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo)
TAMURA, Masamitsu (Center for Risk Management and Safety Sciences, Yokohama National University)