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Spark Detection

Chemicals, Combustible Dust, Procedures, Process Safety, Process Safety Management

Spark Detection

“A mighty flame follows a little spark.” Dante Alighieri Sparks can cause fires. Good news if you want fire. Bad news if fires, or worse, explosions, are something you want to avoid. So, it should come as no surprise that the National Fire Protection Association takes a dim view of sparks. The Dust Hazard Analysis [...]

By Mike Schmidt|2025-01-17T11:54:09-06:00March 15th, 2018|Chemicals, Combustible Dust, Procedures, Process Safety, Process Safety Management|Comments Off

External Plant Fires: What’s the Likelihood?

Chemicals, Gas, PHA, Process Safety, Risk Assessment

External Plant Fires: What’s the Likelihood?

“A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.” Robert Herrick During a process hazard analysis (PHA) and a layer of protection analysis (LOPA), the scenario of an external plant fire frequently arises. From our experience facilitating PHAs and LOPAs, we’ve found that a common cause for this is a pooling of flammable liquid or oil getting [...]

By 4822388bluefield|2025-01-17T12:13:31-06:00September 7th, 2017|Chemicals, Gas, PHA, Process Safety, Risk Assessment|1 Comment

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