Hazards & Operability Studies and Their Application to an Explosives Plant,
Abstract
This paper is concerned with the use of Hazard & Operability Studies (HAZOP) in the Explosives Industry. The paper briefly describes a Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) plant designed and built for Nobel Explosives Company, Ardeer, Scotland, This plant is unique as all the in-process materials handling and the processing itself, are carried out without any operators present in the unit. Part of the checking of the design was carried out by Hazard & Operability Studies. This paper briefly describes the method itself, the application of the method to the plant and the results to date, including the use of this study as a national case example by the U.K. Health & Safety Executive.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADP005374
Entities
People
- R. E. Knowlton