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q design evacuation systems for plantthe plant will have designated muster areas where personnel can go during an emergency and be accounted for and
q access considerations for plant designplant facilities shall be provided with acceptable access and egress for personnel materials and equipment by
all equipment that is critical to the plants safety support should always be located in a safe area eg fire pumps instrumentelectrical equipment and
q design safe areas for planta safe area in this manual is regarded as a space that is not ranked as being a designated hazardous area by the
the extent of a hazardous area depends on the rate of release ventilation conditions and fluid properties and is defined by the relevant regional or
hazardous areas are formally ranked as being a designated hazardous area using the relevant regional or country standards that are directly
q hazardous and safe areas in plant layoutplants implicitly involve identifiable hazards in respect to the environment location and presence of
q design wellheads and wellpadshydrocarbon-producing wellheads and wellpads shall be located in open well ventilated areas with as much segregation
q scraper launchers and receiversscraper launchers and receivers associated with the pipelines shall be located in open well-ventilated areas with
q design loading - unloading facilities in plant layoutloading and unloading areas should be separated these facilities should be situated on the
q design bulk materials storageconsideration shall be given to providing access to safety showers in areas of hazardous bulk material handling and
q nitrogen storage and vaporizerbulk cryogenic storage of nitrogen must be located away from process equipment preferably at the edge or corner of
q design temporary storageit is sometimes acceptable to store drums temporarily on spill containment pallets each pallet should be capable of
q portable gas cylinders - handling of hazardousportable gas cylinders portable gas cylinders are vulnerable to fire exposure when located in
q safety from corrosive chemicalssafety showers and eyewash stations shall be provided in areas where corrosive chemicals are stored and handled they
stores for hazardous substances shall be segregated from and located at a safe distance from accommodation spaces and control room indoor storage
q design transfer facilities in planttransfer facilities eg pumps piping and conveyers must be arranged so that no leaks can escape the confines of
wall-type bunds dikes for storage compounds should be from 05 m to 15 m high 15 ft - 5 ft - check local codes and regulations depending on the
bund dike capacity is typically covered by local codes and regulations however some general principles for liquid storage compounds arebull the net
q what do you mean by bunds and dikes a bund or dike is an embankment or wall of brick stone concrete or other impervious material which surrounds
q design storage compounds for bulk solidsstorage compounds for bulk solids liquids and liquefied gases are normally included in a plant layout to
q explain about unit pipe racksunit pipe racks are the main arteries carrying the pipes and cables into the units and as such should be centrally
q what are interconnecting pipe racksinterconnecting pipe racks carry the main process inlet export and transfer lines and utility distribution lines
q illustrate types of pipe racksthe following types of pipe racks may be requiredbull interconnecting pipe rack elevatedbull unit pipe rack
q what is pipe rackseparation between pipe racks and process equipment provides access for operations maintenance and to reduce involvement from