Systems / unit operations

Drum / cylinder storage / handling

The failure modes associated with drum/cylinder storage/handling are:

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 Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Coatings	Inspection	Bunding
Design codes - civil		Emergency response
Selection of materials		PPE
		Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

Design fault measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving design fault effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design codes - civil	Inspection	Bunding
		Emergency response
		PPE
		Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

External event measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving external event effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design codes - civil	Flood protection	Bunding
	Lightning protection	Emergency response
	Wind loading protection	PPE
		Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

Fire/explosion measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving fire/explosion effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Hazardous Area classification	Active fire protection	Bunding
	Passive fire protection	Emergency response
		PPE
		Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

Human error measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving human error effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Maintenance procedures	Alarms	Bunding
Operating procedures	Permit to work	Emergency response
	Training	PPE
	Warning signs	Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

Impact measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving impact effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Lifting procedures	Crash barriers	Bunding
Maintenance procedures	Traffic control	Emergency response
Operating procedures	Training	PPE
Permit to work		Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

Maintenance faults measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving maintenance faults effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Maintenance Procedures	Inspection	Bunding
	Permit to work	Emergency response
	Training	PPE
		Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

Overheating measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving overheating effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Maintenance procedures	Active fire protection	Bunding
Operating procedures	Training	Emergency response
		PPE
		Segregation
		Spill treatment

 

Structural Failure measures

measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving structural failure effects of Drum/Cylinder Storage/Handling are:

Prevention	Control	Mitigation
Design codes - civil	Inspection	Bunding
		Emergency response
		PPE
		Segregation
		Spill treatment

05 May 2006 10:13:16 +0100