Fire Safety Equipment

These have been partly covered in Section 19.7.2. All gas-fired equipment should be designed to ignite, operate and shut down in a safe manner. Instructions to this effect should be clearly displayed. This is a requirement of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. In addition, such plant should comply with all relevant standards. 

Know the location of the fire extinguisher, safety shower, eyewash, fire blanket, and first-aid kit. Know how to use the safety equipment provided for you. 

A frequently used safety index in process industry is for instance the Dow Fire Explosion Hazard Index (1987). The Dow F E Index gives penalties for fired equipment and certain specified rotating equipment. These are a part of the Special Process Hazards, within which the penalties of a process unit are summed. 

Each laboratory should be equipped with hoods and safety-related items such as fire extinguisher, fire blankets, safety shower, and eye wash fountain. The equipment and materials listed here for 25 students should be made available in each laboratory. 

Provide safety and alarm devices, such as fire-alarm systems, combustible-vapor detectors, flame arresters, pressure-relief venting of equipment, flame-failure controls for oil- and gas-fired equipment. 

The meaning of this principle is the fire safety status as a ball stopped on the slope, the inherent safety of the matter, the scene of the fire-fighting facilities and fire equipment, as well as units and... 

Fire-fighting equipment can be portable, mobile, or fixed, and may be manual or automatic. Because of the prime importance of operational fire-fighting equipment, strict equipment inspection schedules are adhered to and recorded. Defective equipment is immediately replaced. Inspection of fire and safety equipment is normally carried out by process employees as part of their scheduled routines. Firefighting equipment that would be on their checklist include ... 

For fires, in particular, every regulatory system has issued guide criteria and requirements which, in general, necessitate the implementation of a complete fire protection program. This includes provisions for the separation of redundant safety systems, other prevention measures, anti-fire equipment and operating procedures. 

To ensure that laboratory workers respond appropriately, they should be briefed on the necessary steps to take in case of a fire. The laboratory should be set up in such a way that the locations of fire alarms, pull stations, fire extinguishers, safety showers, and other emergency equipment are marked and all laboratory personnel alerted to them (see section 5.C.11 below). Exit routes in case of fire should be reviewed. Fire extinguishers in the immediate vicinity of an experiment should be appropriate to the particular fire hazards. Proper extinguishers must be used because fires can be exacerbated by use of an inappropriate extinguisha-. Telephone numbers to call in case of an accident should be readily available. 

When working in a new lab, perhaps at a new university or industrial research lab, it is important to acquaint yourself with the safety equipment that is available. Take time to find the location of fire extinguishers, safety showers and eyewashes, spill kits, and emergency exits. Locate natural gas shut-off valves and telephones. Know the address of the building in which you are working if you have to call 911. 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) This agency was formerly the National Bureau of Standards. As part of its broad mission, NIST conducts research and develops codes and standards. One area deals with building and fire research, another with public safety. Fire research addresses fire protection and prevention, fire equipment, fire behavior, and safety of consumer and building products. Public safety deals with first responders, tornados, and other emergencies. NIST also undertakes research on nanotechnology. 

Since fire equipment is spread throughout the plant, it may be impractical to have supervisors handle inspections in their respective sections and report to the safety department. A better approach is to work with a member of the maintenance or engineering staff to handle these responsibilities. It is generally good practice to involve as... 

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A typical example would be burner management systems for industrial heating equipment, such as fired-process heaters, reformers, and boilers. Industrial standards and practices for this application would include, but are not limited to, API practices, NFPA standards, and insurance practices (e.g.. Factory Mutual) that provide prescriptive requirements for the SIS to achieve functional safety in fired equipment. 

We cannot revoke Murph/s law, but we can do a lot to minimize the damage. We can reduce the incidence of sparks and flames and flammable vapors. We can make sure that if the accident does occur, we have the means to contain the damage and to take care of any injuries that result. All of this means thinking about the laboratory environment. Does your laboratory have or enforce regulations related to important items such as eye, face, and foot protection, safety clothing, respiratory equipment, first aid supplies, fire equipment, spill kits, hoods, and compliance regulations Think ahead about what could go wrong and then plan and prepare to minimize the chance of an accident and be prepared to respond when one does occur. 

Emergency equipment appropriate to the facility (including sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, fire blankets, safety showers and eye washes, emergency respirators, protective clothing, spill control and cleanup material, chemical release computer modeling, etc.) is installed or available. 

Maintenance of combustion safety controls on direct-fired equipment... 

In addition to the automatic sprinkler system, fire extinguishers should be installed throughout the structure. Obviously, these extinguishers should be located according to the codes and standards. However, it may be prudent to equip those locations that have higher risk with multiple extinguishers. Personnel should be trained on how to use the fire extinguishers and more importantly on fire-related safety aspects. 

An emergency plan should be developed with sketch maps and diagrams showing the locations of stored flammable materials, fire alarms, personnel gathering points, emergency exits, escape routes, rescue and safety equipment, hydrants, fire equipment, and plant controls to be activated in the event of a fire emergency. All personnel should be aware of special or unusual risks associated with stored flammable materials. 

The regulations for nuclear power plants in the US require that the fire protection water delivery system for fires affecting safety-significant equipment must be classified as seismic Category 1. The APIOOO has the additional requirement that safety functions must be performed without ac power. 

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