GAS DETECTION & MONITORING
extraction and mining occupations have been exposed to hazardous worksite noise, and 14% of noise-exposed workers develop hearing loss. Protecting workers from hazardous noise levels is essential to their safety.
TEMPERATURE AND HEAT A turnaround often demands “hot work” projects, defined by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as “any process that generates a source of ignition arising from working methods such as welding, flame cutting, grinding and using disc cutters”. These tasks can lead to accidental ignition of flammable or combustible materials; flammable gases can also leak into the work environment from hot work equipment.
POWER During a turnaround, the power is often turned off for periods of time, which creates higher-risk conditions. A 2019 study by Accenture (TA Cook) and Solomon Associates found that nearly half of manufacturing plants’ work-related accidents happen during maintenance outages.
Workers also may need to set up temporary power or lighting solutions during maintenance activities, which can pose risks when vapours and gasses are in the air. These solutions must therefore meet rigorous regulatory and safety standards to limit risk.
LIMITING RISK AND PROMOTING SAFETY Despite these risks, there are several ways to help keep workers safe and assets protected from all the increased activity during a turnaround. In addition to careful planning and safety training, gas detection is an essential component to a safe turnaround.
Certain portable gas detectors help protect workers from benzene exposure, a chemical that is a natural part of crude oil and gasoline and is commonly used in production and processing of fuels. Benzene is both a colourless and flammable human carcinogen. The large display and long battery runtime of these devices make them optimal for use during a turnaround.
Other portable gas detectors are ideal for confined spaces, enabling users to clear a tight space for entry and continual monitoring while workers are inside. These technologies simultaneously detect gases required for monitoring confined spaces such as oxygen, hydrogen sulphide and carbon monoxide.
Worker PPE is another vital component to turnaround safety, from hearing protection to limit noise exposure to eye, respiratory and hand protection to help safeguard workers from cuts, flying debris and hazards in the air.
Turnarounds are a necessary part of many industrial operations and, while complex, these events do not need to pose a significant risk to workers. By putting the right systems, equipment and processes in place to safeguard workers and assets, industrial businesses can make turnarounds as smooth as possible.
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