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Facilities with potentially significant toxic and/or flammable hazards often establish shelter-in-place locations (SIPs) in order to mitigate risks associated with an accidental release of hazardous materials. Typical toxic risk mitigation strategies regarding SIPs include reliably isolating the ventilation system in a timely manner upon detection of predetermined concentrations of hazardous gases, making the SIP as leak-tight as possible, and providing an effective fallback (evacuation) plan.
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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