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Storage of packed chemicals

Published on 31/01/23 986 Views

After 6 years of storage a drum was rocketed through the roof of a storage facility. Nitric acid had leaked through the liner forming hydrogen at the iron wall. On a warm day the hydrogen pressure ruptured the metal, launching the 200-litre drum through the roof.

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