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Crude spill in tank pit

Published on 14/10/22 654 Views

At a refinery a crude line was drained to place a blind before a tank that was in maintenance. During the next transfer approximately 100 tonnes crude leaked through the drain valve into the tank pit. The crude was not ignited.

Ask yourself and your crew:

  • How can something like this happen here (e.g. on our site)?
  • What safety measures (i.e. procedures, controls/barriers) do we have in place to mitigate the risk?
  • How do we know the risk controls/barriers are working?
  • What improvements or changes should we make to the procedures, controls/barriers or the way we work?

Original material courtesy of the European Process Safety Centre