Assessment and control of electrostatic ignition hazards

Alternative date

28 November 2012 - Warrington, UK

Fees

IChemE member - £530.00 +VAT
Non-member - £575.00 + VAT

Course director

Graeme Ellis, ABB Engineering Services

You will learn:

• How electrostatic charge can be generated
• How to identify potential hazards
• How to apply a systematic approach to the identification and control of hazards
• How to design correct safety measures

Outline the course programme:

• The theory behind the generation and storage of electrostatic charge
• The types of electrostatic discharge and their ignition power
• A procedure for the assessment of electrostatic hazards in industry.
• Information required for assessments, measurement techniques and charge distribution models
• The primary safeguard - earthing of plant and personnel
• Electrostatic hazards associated with plastics
• Electrostatic hazards associated with flammable liquids and aerosol handling operations
• Electrostatic hazards in powder processing operations

Typical agenda

09:00 Welcome and Registration

09:15 Understanding Static Electricity in Industry:
- how electrostatic charge is generated in industrial operations
- ignition risk from static electricity
- sensitivity of gases, vapour and powders to ignition by electrostatic discharges
- an analytical method for evaluating hazard in specific operations
- use of simple models to identify areas of risk
- simple measurement methods for use in industry
- selection of the most appropriate safety measures

10:30 Coffee

10:45 Video
- demonstration of electrostatic charge generation and ignitions in pharmaceutical plant operations
- examples of safety measures to control the hazard

11:15 Earthing - The Essential Safeguard
- minimum resistance to earth required for safety
- practical earthing systems for metal plants
- special problems and their solution with plastic plants
- monitoring earth systems to keep them in good order
- case studies of earthing failure

11:45 Effect of Plastics on Electrostatic Hazard
- how use of plastics can increase hazard
- risk with different types of plastic
- incidents involving plastics
- control of hazard from plastics

12:15 Lunch

13:30 Electrostatic Hazards with Flammable Liquids
- how to identify ignition risk from static electricity in typical liquid handling systems
- selection of the safety measures most appropriate for small and large processes

14:00 Electrostatic Hazards with Flammable Powders
- how to identify ignition risk from static electricity in typical powder handling systems
- selection of the most appropriate safety measures

15:00 Tea

15:15 Discussion

Who will benefit:

• Process managers
• Process engineers
• Maintenance engineers
• Safety managers and engineers
• Production managers

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