Safety issues equipment

A number of studies have identified a relationship between equipment and accidents. For example, Driscoll et al. (1995) identified equipment problems as a contributing factor in their analysis of forestry and sawmill fatalities in Australia. There are perhaps four key aspects of equipment to be considered in relation to safety operational risk, design, age, and maintenance. Each of these aspects is discussed below in relation to new employee safety. 

Equipment s operational risk refers to the risk associated with how a piece of equipment functions in order to achieve its purpose or goal. As a simple example, the task of felling a tree can be performed with a number of different pieces of equipment a hand saw, an axe, a chainsaw, or a mechanical harvester. Of the 4 equipment options, the chainsaw is perhaps the most hazardous to operate. Thus, in a work situation, all the equipment being operated should be able to be scales or ranked in terms of operational risk. Where possible a new employee, in their initial period of employment, should be assigned to use the least risky equipment in terms of its operational risk. While the example above relates to different equipment which can be used for the same task, in some jobs different equipment is used to perform different aspects of a job. If this equipment varies in operational risk, a new employee should initially be assigned to work on the least risky equipment. Or put a different way, the new employee should not be immediately asked to operate the most risky equipment. 

Equipment risks can be reduced through well-designed equipment maintenance programs. Indeed, the literature on equipment maintenance now identifies risk- 

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The book will be valuable for readers needing to understand the theory and proper using, cleaning, and storing methods of laboratory equipment. Safety issues are thoroughly covered. The book is a useful how-to-use reference for students, novices, and experienced laboratory personnel. ... 

Figure 4.1 illustrates the nature of a job s safety risk profile, and what an employee can potentially encounter when they begin a new job. Education, experience, and training can prepare a new employee for normal and known safety risks. However, a number of other factors can add safety risks to a job. Figure 4.1 shows a number of these factors equipment safety issues, task assignment, workload and performance requirements, scheduling and work hours, environmental variance, co-worker behavior, supervision, and employee silence and safety voice. These... 

Equipment safety issues Are new employees operating the safest available equipment Equipment allocation is controlled by management... 

Safety issues in batch reaction systems relating to equipment configuration and layout are presented in Table 3. This table is meant to be illustrative but not comprehensive. A few key issues are presented below. 

This chapter discusses safety issues reiated to the design and operation of key equipment used in the batch reaction systems. Some of the equipment covered inciudes ... 

Safety issues in batch reaction systems relating to equipment are presented in... 

Process Safety A discipline that focuses on the prevention and mitigation of fires, explosions, and accidental chemical releases at process facilities. Excludes classic worker health and safety issues involving working surfaces, ladders, protective equipment, etc. 

Safety issues are not covered here. These are dealt with in Systems and Equipment book, and some fundamental issues will be taken up in the second edition of the Fundamentals book. The following aspects should be taken into account in system design fan safety AHU fire protection issues safety measures in mines, tunnels, underground car parks, etc. transportation of chemical and explosives. 

The report on the incident states Our reading of the literature led us to believe that as long as the leaking gas could be relieved through the weep holes, it would be safe to operate the equipment. We called a number of knowledgeable people and discussed the safety issue with them. Consensus at the time supported our conclusion. But after the explosion, there was some dispute over... 

Some of the many relatively common waterside and steamside problems that may occur are listed below. Apart from contributing to reduced steam purity and quality, these problems may result in equipment failures and pose serious safety issues ... 

A failure to carry out these programs where and when necessary results in reduced heat transfer rates, higher energy costs, corrosion, a lowering of equipment life, and probably operational safety issues. 

A plate attached to boilers, valves, and other equipment containing officially required data pertaining to operational rating and safety issues. 

One of the most obvious benefits of plants is the potential for production scale up, leading to the production of virtually limitless amounts of recombinant antibody at minimal cost Plants are easy to grow, and unlike bacteria or animal cells their cultivation is straightforward and does not require specialist media, equipment or toxic chemicals. It has been estimated that plantibodies could be produced at a yield of 10-20 kg per acre at a fraction of the cost associated with production in mammalian cells [2,18] The use of plants also avoids many of the potential safety issues associated with other expression systems, such as contaminating mammalian viruses or prions, as well as ethical considerations involving the use of animals. 

Occupational health and safety in the rubber industry is discussed with reference to UK, US and European legislation. The review covers both natural and synthetic rubber industries. The first section outlines the laws affecting health and safety in the industry and the remainder presents specific health and safety issues of interest to employers and employees. Industrial safety is examined with reference to equipment, fire and explosions, solvents, epidemiology, NR latex allergy, skin irritations and dermatitis, dust and fume control, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, nitrosamines, 1,3-butadiene, and handling of rubber chemicals. 484 refs. 

Across this range there can be no doubt that reactions resulting in either the oxidation or the reduction of a starting material are of paramount importance. In this Volume, a series of new or improved redox catalysts are featured. The catalysts have been disclosed in the recent primary literature (learned Journals) and the respective authors have amplified the disclosure of their catalysts in this Volume. Thus in each report herein, the exact method of preparation of the catalyst is described, the precise method for its use is disclosed and the breadth of substrate range is considered. A description of the equipment required as well as noteworthy safety issues form part of the description of each protocol. Finally, where potentially useful, tips and hints are appended, making these detailed recipes often more extensive than those found in the experimental sections of most Journals. 

Several existing protocols require a solvent (acetone, methanol, isopropanol) rinse as part of equipment decontamination for VOC sampling and 1 10 percent hydrochloric or nitric acid rinse for metal analysis sampling (DOE, 1996 USACE, 1994). These practices, successful as they may be in removing trace level contaminants, create more problems than they are worth. Organic solvents are absorbed by the polymer materials used in sampling equipment construction and appear as interferences in the VOC analysis. Acid destroys the metal surfaces of soil sampling equipment and induces corrosion. The use of solvents and acids is a safety issue and it also creates additional waste streams for disposal. 

Chemical safety is inherently linked to other safety issues including laboratory procedures, personal protectives, equipment, electrical safety, and hazardous waste disposal. 

The following section looks at the processes and equipment commonly used in the compounding of epoxy adhesive systems. Since they can be utilized by either the formulator or the end user, there will be no strict division of the discussion by user. Hazards and safety issues related to these materials and processes are discussed somewhat in this chapter, but a more thorough discussion is found in Chap. 18. Test methods, quality control processes, and standards that are commonly used at the formulation level are addressed in Chaps. 19 and 20. 

Four primary factors must be considered in all adhesive bonding or sealing operations toxicity, flammability, hazardous incompatibility, and equipment. The adhesive or sealant must be carefully considered because not only can it create health and safety issues within the factory but also it can provide issues within the community relative to release of volatiles and waste disposal. 

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