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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2012.27.5.055

A Study on the Safety Improvement at the Flare System in the Chemical Process  

Ma, Byung-Chol (Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University)
Kwon, Hyuck-Myun (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
Kim, Young-Chul (Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering and the Research Institute for Catalysis, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.27, no.5, 2012 , pp. 55-63 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to suggest new safety code to improve the safety of the flare safety system. Firstly, we analyzed the major accidents occurred at the flare system since 1996 and proposed 3 articles which is required to be added newly to the existing KOSHA code. Secondly, we also performed the HAZOP study for each study node and also suggested 5 articles. Finally, we analyzed the commented contents of PSM reports which have been submitted from the enterprise located in Honam province since 2005 and proposed 5 articles as well. We understand that all 13 articles proposed above, should be added to the KOSHA code in order to improve the safety in the flare system and to prevent the major fire and explosion accidents in the design stage.
Keywords
flare system; KOSHA code; HAZOP study;
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