Archive for the ‘Siting’ Category
Friday, October 1st, 2010
The third edition of API 752, "Management of Hazards Associated with Permanent Buidlings" came out in late 2009 and there are a few major revisions to consider.
Building Occupancy: If a building is occupied, clearly it has to be evaluated. However, according to the new standard if a building is "intended for occupancy", it ...
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
While evaluating impact of a toxic release, you may be interested in how the concentration of the toxicant increases in a room and its impact on indoor personnel. For example, if there is a H2S release in the plant and you want to estimate the increase in concentration in a nearby ...
Posted in Consequence Modeling, Health, HSE, Industrial Hygiene, Siting | 2 Comments »
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
LNG import terminals in the U.S. follow NFPA-59A and 49CFR193 standards for facility siting. As a part of the siting studies, LNG regasification facilities report thermal radiation exclusion zones and flammable vapor exclusion zones:
Flammable vapor hazard zones are based on a design spill from a single accidental source, usually a ...
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Process and portable building siting has attracted further interest following the BP Texas city incident. Because of the proximity of office buildings to chemical processes, it is likely that people inside of a building be subjected to higher risks from process hazards than outdoor personnel.
A facility siting study is used ...
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