Process chemicals – An ever present concern during plant shutdowns |
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Authors: | Yngve Malmén Minna Nissilä Kimmo Virolainen Pasi Repola |
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Institution: | 1. VTT – Technical Research Centre of Finland, P.O. Box 1300, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland;2. Emergency Services College, Hulkontie 83, FI-70820 Kuopio, Finland;1. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, ROC;2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Control and Optimization for Chemical Processes (East China University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200237, PR China |
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Abstract: | Chemical accidents during process plant shutdowns may have severe consequences. In spite of this, the safety management systems in place in many companies still mainly cover the normal operations and little explicitly addresses the maintenance shutdown and plant start-up phases. A Finnish research project found that the level of safety during shutdowns is more closely related to the skills of key individuals at the plants and less due to the systematic safety management system of the companies. A guidebook on the topic in conjunction with tools to improve the situation were developed during the project in order to help the companies improve their documentation associated with chemical safety during shutdowns. |
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