LOSS PREVENTION
OUR SERVICES
- Hazardous Area Classification
- Plant Inspection in Hazardous (Classified) Areas
- Investigation of Accidents and Hazardous Events
- Emergency Planning
- Process Plant and Manufacturing Complex Layout Studies
- Evaluation and Specification of Firefighting and Protection Systems
- Firefighting Systems Inspection
- Evaluation and Specification of Secondary Containment
- Relief Systems Specification
- Explosion Protection Systems Specification
Explosion Protection Systems Specification
The conditions that favour an explosion can be part of the normal operation; or arise due to abnormal situations. The consequences of an explosion can vary a lot: burns on living beings, fatalities, ignition at other parts of the installation, melting and collapse of structures, total rupture of vessels, displacement of equipment and buildings, projectiles launching, domino effect, etc. In addition to the intensity of the phenomenon itself, the damage done will also depend on exposure time, construction type, distance and biological profile.
The team involved in a particular project or responsible for a specific plant operation, needs define first what will be the protection philosophy to be adopted, i.e. whether the protection system will act before, during or after the explosion. Based on this definition one can consider and evaluate measures to prevent explosions; measures that simultaneously work along the explosion, which is summed up to few milliseconds; and measures that will have an effect only when the event is near its end, aiming to reduce post consequences.
The decision on the most suitable protection system, and what will be its design basis, should be based on logical and acceptable criteria, according to the possibilities, but especially considering the possible explosion consequences.