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Numerous fatalities and serious health effects have occurred in the process industries through personnel exposure to toxic chemicals and materials. A Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) chemical can be particularly hazardous as a release of some chemicals cannot be detected through sight or smell. TIH chemicals are widely handled in process units and also transported by road, rail, marine, and pipeline. Fatal incidents involving chlorine (Graniteville, SC, 2005), hydrofluoric acid (South Korea, 2012), and methyl mercaptan (MeSH) (La Porte, TX, 2014) (Ref.1) emphasize the risks of TIH chemicals if they are not handled with a sense of vulnerability and proper care. Most elements of CCPS Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS)(Ref. 2), plus some engineering design considerations, are important for the proper handling of TIH chemicals.
As the biofuels industry continues to expand in support of global decarbonization mandates and objectives, facility owners and developers are being challenged to balance production efficiency, operational reliability, and personnel safety.
As high hazard facilities, biofuels sites should focus on developing a fire protections strategy informed by performance-based analysis so strategies implemented meet the unique challenges found at each facility.
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