Due to an increase in the wide-range of chemicals in
petrochemical processing industries, as well as frequency of use,
there has been a steady rise in flammability problems and other
hazards. Hazardous Area Classification in Petroleum and Chemical
Plants: A Guide to Mitigating Risk outlines the necessities of
explosion protection in oil, gas and chemical industries, and
discusses fire and occupancy hazards, extinguishing methods, hazard
identification, and classification of materials. This book
addresses these issues and concerns and presents a simple hazard
identification system to help offset future problems.
It offers information on the hazards of various materials and
their level of severity as it relates to fire prevention, exposure,
and control. The system provides an alerting signal and on-the-spot
information to help protect lives in an industrial plant or storage
location during fire emergencies. Understanding the hazard helps to
ensure that the process equipment is properly selected, installed,
and operated to provide a safe operating system.
This text also includes a summary of the rules, methods, and
requirements for fighting a fire, introduces various hazard
identification systems.
Includes a summary of the rules, methods, and requirements
needed to extinguish a fire
Introduces various hazard identification systems
Includes concepts for layout and spacing of equipment in process
plants
The book serves as resource for plant design engineers as well
as plant protection and safety personnel in planning for effective
firefighting operations."
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