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    Panipat Refinery & Petrochemical Complex

    Issue #13 Fire & Safety Department 24.08.2021

    SAFETY ALERT!
    WEEKLY FIRE & SAFETY PUBLICATION

    SAFETY THEME AUGUST 2021:


    SAFETY DURING CONFINED SPACE ENTRY
    Indian Oil Corporation Limited
    Panipat Refinery & Petrochemical Complex
    Fire & Safety Department

    Issue #13 Safety Alert 23.08.2021

    Collapse of Electrical Panel (HVLRM) due to


    Mudslide from Road Berm
    In one of the refineries, remote operation panel of HVLRM got
    collapsed due to cave-in of berm (slanted) portion of the footpath
    along the road side. Incident led to outage of HVLRM. The incident
    could have resulted into electrocution /personal injury if taken place
    during emergency handling and fire fighting would have been severely
    jeopardized.
    Similar conditions were found at other locations where soil has got
    eroded from the road berm causing unstable foundations. This
    phenomenon occurred due to absence of retention wall normally
    provided to prevent mudslides. During your plant rounds, everyone
    must spot such hazards and report them to avert any serious incidents.
    Indian Oil Corporation Limited
    Panipat Refinery & Petrochemical Complex
    Fire & Safety Department

    Issue #13 Safety Alert 23.08.2021

    What Went Wrong - By Trevor Kletz

    UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY
    Contractors unfamiliar with a company’s rules have often enter vessels
    without authority. For example, in one of the petroleum refineries, a
    contractor’s workman was found inside a tank, which was disconnected
    and open, ready for entry, but not yet tested. He had been asked to
    estimate the cost of cleaning the tank. The workman said that he did
    not realize that a permit was needed just for inspection. He had been
    given a copy of the plant rules but had not read them. If vessels are
    open but entry is not yet authorized, the manhole should be covered by
    a barrier. Do not rely on contractors reading rules. Explain the rules to
    them.

    ACCIDENT
    In another incident, a process foreman had a last look in a vessel before
    it was boxed up. He saw an old gasket lying on the floor. He decided to
    go in and remove it. Everyone else was at lunch, so he decided to go in
    alone. On the way out, while climbing a ladder, he slipped and fell and
    was knocked out. His tongue blocked his throat, and he suffocated.
    Indian Oil Corporation Limited
    Panipat Refinery & Petrochemical Complex
    Fire & Safety Department

    Issue #13 Safety Alert 23.08.2021

    HSD header rupture in absence of TSV


    In one of the refineries, one tank was under
    M&I & Hot work was in progress inside the
    tank having roof already in open condition.
    Suddenly, at around 1320 hrs., fish mouth
    opening took place in 20” HSD suction
    header ( in idle condition) passing just
    outside the tank dyke led to diesel jet
    which got sprayed into the the Tank under
    shell cutting (M&I) (approx 45 mts away
    from the line).
    As the shell cutting job was in progress, the
    spray diesel got ignited and 3 workers got
    severe burn injury.
    Reason of failure
    Over-pressurization of the header much beyond its design pressure
    due to thermal expansion.
    Safeguard
    Ensure provision/healthiness of TSV in the header
    to take care of temperature rise in stagnant
    header ( valves closed condition).

    Prepared By: Krishna Mohan S, MFS Reviewed By: K K Jha, DGM (F&S)

    Panipat Refinery, Fire & Safety Department

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