Site inventory

Has the facility identified, evaluated and implemented controls to reduce risks associated with catastrophic chemical releases (for example, implemented any of the following measures minimization of on-site inventories, installation of early warning systems of chemical releases, proper containment or durable piping) involving toxic or volatile substances If yes, summarize the results. 

Pietersen (1988) describes the San Juan Ixhuatepec disaster. The storage site consisted of four spheres of LPG with a volume of 16(X) m (56,500 ft ) and two spheres with a volume of 2400 m (85,000 ft ). An additional 48 horizontal cylindrical tanks of various dimensions were present (Figure 2.24). At the time of the disaster, the total site inventory may have been approximately 11,000-12,000 m (390,000-420,000 ft ) of LPG. 

Computer-controlled systems [54] are commonly used in clinical trials to control dispensing and manage site inventories of trial supplies. Such systems are implemented with telephone voice-based or Internet web-based systems. 

Command post Supervision of all field operations and field teams Maintenance of communications, including emergency lines of communication Recordkeeping, including - Accident reports - Chain-of-custody records - Daily logbooks - Manifest directories and orders - Personnel training records - Site inventories... 

Enterprise level - supply chain of materials or components, network of production sites, inventory hubs, sales and distribution centres, R D and the integration of various plants. 

The GSI (Geological Survey of Ireland) and the ERA (Environmental Protection Agency (of Ireland)) embarked upon creating this inventory in 2006 for those waste facilities associated with closed or abandoned metal, industrial mineral and coal mines. The project was completed in early 2009 and is known as the Historic Mine Site - Inventory and Risk Categorization project or HMS for short. 

A two-site model has been used (18) to model cesium transport in soils. In this model a Langmuir-type model, Equation 3,was used to represent surface sorption and a first-order model, Equation 1, was used to approximate interparticle diffusion. Extraction with CaC was used to verify the exchangeable site inventory. 

With the focus on the actual quantities of wastes identified in the site inventory, appropriate field sampling and analysis must be undertaken to verify that the identified hazards actually exist. If a hazard has been identified and the potential for causing adverse effects confirmed, after considering both the qualitative and quantitative dimensions of the situation, the process requires proceeding to the next step - Risk Evaluation. 

Hazardous Materials Threshold Quantities. Some organizations use threshold quantities (TQ) for hazardous materials to determine if a unit will participate in the metrics system. This is similar to many regulatory methods that use a specific list of hazardous materials coupled with an on-site inventory level to determine if a facility or process is covered by the regulation. 

The fast-spectrum reactors with full recycle of actinides would be designed with on-site spent fuel reprocessing and fuel fabrication to minimize the on-site inventory of long-lived radioactive waste. Modern robotic equipment can be used for reactor refueling and for fuel reprocessing. The spent fuel reprocessing and fuel fabrication facilities must be developed to close the nuclear fuel cycle and use all the energy available in natural uranium. 

The local site inventories of control system spares are specified to be at least 10 percent of the installed base, with a minimum of two for each replaceable part. However, sites are maintaining their own supplies of additional noncertified control system spare parts and this is not well coordinated with the central spares control system at Rockwell Automation. The spares inventory control systems vary from site to site, and the committee noted that there is no comprehensive accounting of the inventory levels of spares, nor of the testing and certification status of spares, at some sites. This can result in program inefficiencies and cost penalties. 

Line Replaceable Unit A line replaceable unit (LRU), lower line replaceable unit (LLRU), line replaceable component (LRC) or line replaceable item (LRI) is a modular component that is designed to be replaced quickly at an operating location. An LRU is usually a sealed unit such as a radio or other auxiliary equipment. LRUs improve maintenance operations, because they can be stocked and replaced quickly from on-site inventory, restoring the system to service, while the failed (unserviceable) LRU is undergoing maintenance. Because they are modular, they also reduce system costs and increase quality, by centralising development across different platforms. 

The HF used in this process, although recovered and recycled, remains a highly toxic and corrosive chemical, and requires large on-site inventories. In addition, HF is still subject to potentially catastrophic release. If HF is accidentally released into the air, it forms a potentially lethal cloud that travels at ground level. The safety versus environmentally friendly factors present in the HF-based technologies for manufacture of ibuprofen represent a good example of the factors to be considered when dealing with trade-off issues of alternative synthetic routes." ... 

It is also worth noting that the sulfuric acid used in alkylation plants represent the largest quantity of catalyst used in any chemical and refining process, so it requires enormous on-site inventories, and also presents handling and transportation problems. 

VMI is a concept for planning and control of inventory, in which the supplier has access to the customer s inventory data and is responsible for maintaining the inventory level required by the customer. Re-supply is performed by the vendor through regularly scheduled reviews of the on-site inventory. The on-site inventory is counted, damaged or outdated goods are removed, and the inventory is restocked to predefined levels... 

On the manufacturing side of the picture, the replenishment signal is now forwarded to the appropriate manufacturing site. Inventory in the network should be online and analyzed to determine what needs to be... 

Location of supply sources and markets Location of potential facility sites Demand forecast by market Facility, labor, and material costs by site Transportation costs between each pair of sites Inventory costs by site and as a function of quantity Sale price of product in different regions Taxes and tariffs... 

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