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Crushing / grinding

The failure modes associated with Crushing / Grinding are:

Design Fault
External Event
Fire/Explosion
Human Error
Impact
Impurities
Maintenance Faults
Structural Failure
Vibration

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

Design fault measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving design fault effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Plant	Inspection	Emergency Response
		Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Spill Treatment
		Ventilation

External event measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving external event effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Buildings	Lightning Protection	Emergency Response
Design Codes - Pipework	Relief Systems	Plant Layout (Escalation)
Design Codes - Plant	Wind Loading Protection	PPE
		Spill Treatment
		Ventilation

Fire/explosion measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving fire/explosion effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

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

Human error measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving human error effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Control Room Design	Alarms	Emergency Response
Operating Procedures	Control Systems	Plant Layout (Escalation)
	Training	PPE
	Warning Signs	Spill Treatment
		Ventilation

Impact measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving impact effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Lifting Procedures	Crash Barriers	Emergency Response
Maintenance Procedures	Traffic Control	Plant Layout (Escalation)
Operating Procedures	Training	PPE
Permit to Work		Spill Treatment
		Ventilation

Impurities measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving impurities effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Operating Procedures	Relief Systems	Emergency Response
	Sampling	Plant Layout (Escalation)
	Training	PPE
		Spill Treatment
		Ventilation

Maintenance faults measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving maintenance faults effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

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

Structural failure measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving structural failure effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

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

Vibration measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving Vibration effects of Crushing / Grinding are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design Codes - Plant	Inspection	Emergency Response
	Maintenance Procedures	Plant Layout (Escalation)
		PPE
		Spill Treatment
		Ventilation

05 May 2006 10:13:16 +0100

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