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Road / Rail Tanker On / Off-Loading

The failure modes associated with Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

• Corrosion
• Design Fault
• External Event
• Fire/Explosion
• Human Error
• Impact
• Impurities
• Loss of Utilities

• Maintenance Faults
• Overfilling
• Overheating
• Overpressurisation
• Structural Failure
• Wrong/Defective Equipment

The technical measures that may be appropriate for each of these failure modes are identified in each of the above links.

Corrosion measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving corrosion effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Coatings	Inspection	Emergency Response
Selection of Materials		Isolation
		Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Design fault measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving design fault effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Pipework	Inspection	Emergency Response
		Isolation
		Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

External event measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving external event effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design - Buildings/Roadways	Flood Protection	Emergency Response
	Wind Loading Protection	Isolation
		Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Fire/explosion measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving fire/explosion effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Plant	Active Fire Protection	Emergency Response
Earthing	Passive Fire Protection	Isolation
Hazardous Area Classification	Vent Systems	Plant Layout (Escalation)
Inerting		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Human error measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving human error effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Operating Procedures	Alarms	Emergency Response
	Training	Isolation
	Warning Signs	Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Impact measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving impact effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design - Buildings/Roadways	Crash Barriers	Emergency Response
Maintenance Procedures	Immobilisation	Isolation
Operating Procedures	Traffic Control	Plant Layout (Escalation)
Permit to Work	Training	PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Impurities measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving impurities effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Operating Procedures	Sampling	Emergency Response
	Training	Isolation
		Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Loss of utilities measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving loss of utilities effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Plant	Alarms	Emergency Response
Maintenance Procedures	Back-Up Supplies	Isolation
Operating Procedures	Training	Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Maintenance faults measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving maintenance faults effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Maintenance Procedures	Inspection	Emergency Response
	Permit to Work	Isolation
	Training	Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Overfilling measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving overfilling effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Plant	Alarms	Emergency Response
Operating Procedures	Training	Isolation
	Trips	Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Overheating measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving overheating effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design - Buildings/Roadways	Alarms	Emergency Response
Operating Procedures	Back-Up Cooling	Isolation
	Training	Plant Layout (Escalation)
	Vent Systems	PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Overpressurisation measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving overpressurisation effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Plant	Alarms	Emergency Response
Maintenance Procedures	Relief Systems	Isolation
Operating Procedures	Training	Plant Layout (Escalation)
	Trips	PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Structural failure measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving structural failure effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Buildings	Inspection	Emergency Response
Design Codes - Plant		Isolation
		Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

Wrong/defective equipment measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving wrong/defective equipment effects of Road/Rail Tanker On/Off-Loading are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Change Procedures	Training	Emergency Response
Design Codes - Plant		Isolation
Maintenance Procedures		Plant Layout (Escalation)
Selection of Materials		PPE
		Secondary Containment
		Spill Treatment

05 May 2006 10:13:14 +0100

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