Safety Production | Ten Safety Tips for Hazardous Chemicals in Summer

High temperatures, high humidity, thunderstorms, heavy rain, etc. in summer

Frequent extreme weather

Easily affects hazardous chemical enterprises

Stable operation of process equipment and

Adverse impact on personnel work status

Is the period prone to hazardous chemical safety accidents

Frequent and high-incidence period

Ensure safe production of hazardous chemicals in summer

These 10 safety tips

Enterprises must read!

Safety Tip One

All enterprises should closely monitor weather forecasts and disaster warning information, strictly implement the main responsibility for production safety, carry out hidden danger investigation and management for major risks, key equipment, key processes, and key positions, promptly eliminate safety risks and hidden dangers, and strictly prevent safety accidents caused by natural disasters.

Safety Tip Two

Strengthen process control, strictly prohibit over-temperature, over-pressure, and overload production; reduce production load appropriately if necessary; promptly handle early-stage hazards. Enhance patrol inspections of operating equipment, eliminate running, leaking, dripping, and spilling phenomena, and ensure safety instruments, emergency shutdown, interlock stop, and other control systems are in a safe and reliable state.

Safety Tip Three

Conduct testing and comprehensive inspection of all lightning protection and lightning arrest facilities to ensure equipment and facilities are intact and reliable. Strengthen inspection of cooling circulating water, cooling spray, fire water supply, and other cooling and emergency support system equipment and facilities.

Safety Tip Four

Strictly prohibit hazardous chemical storage tanks from operating above high liquid levels; ensure storage tank pipelines, valves, pumps, cooling spray devices, and alarm devices are intact. Strengthen monitoring, ventilation, fire prevention, explosion prevention, pressure relief, poison prevention, corrosion prevention, leakage prevention, embankment, and other safety equipment and facilities at work sites to ensure safe operation.

Safety Tip Five

Strengthen storage management. Toxic chemicals and substances that react with water must not be stored in damp, water-permeable, or roof-leaking warehouses and should have waterproof and moisture-proof measures. Flammable and explosive hazardous chemicals must be stored in cool, ventilated, and dry environments with strict control of temperature and humidity, and combustible and toxic gas concentration monitoring must be performed.

Safety Tip Six

Strengthen gas cylinder safety management; store by category and zone; storage locations must not be near heat sources; prevent exposure to sunlight, rain, and water intrusion; take anti-tilt measures; strictly prohibit laying cylinders horizontally. Gas cylinder accessories must be complete; when opening or closing cylinder valves, use hands or special tools. Operate cylinders containing flammable gases slowly to prevent static sparks.

Safety Tip Seven

Strictly manage device startup, shutdown, and maintenance; develop work plans before startup and shutdown; prepare safety measures and startup/shutdown step confirmation forms; conduct safety condition checks and confirmations. Strengthen safety management of special operations such as hot work and confined space entry; strictly follow work approval procedures; assign dedicated on-site commanders; clear combustible materials on site; implement emergency response measures.

Safety Tip Eight

During high-temperature periods, avoid transportation and loading/unloading of flammable and explosive hazardous chemicals; outdoor operations should be conducted in the early morning or evening. Strictly follow operating procedures during loading and unloading; prohibit rough handling such as dropping, collision, dragging, or rolling. Stop hazardous chemical loading and unloading during thunderstorms.

Safety Tip Nine

Organize drills for high-temperature and flood prevention emergency plans and on-site response plans; stock necessary emergency supplies; improve emergency response capabilities. In case of emergency flood situations, arrange production or emergency shutdown according to emergency plans.

Safety Tip Ten

Implement effective heatstroke prevention and cooling measures; maintain and service air conditioning systems in all operation rooms to ensure good operation. During high temperatures, reasonably arrange outdoor work time for operators, avoid working during peak heat periods as much as possible, and ensure personal safety.

Source: Ministry of Emergency Management, Daily Safety Production, etc.