What safety equipment are there in the petroleum and petrochemical industry?
As a high-risk industry, the petroleum and petrochemical industry requires essential safety equipment. The following are some common safety equipment in the petroleum and petrochemical industry:
1. Personal protective equipmentSafety helmet: It is composed of a cap shell, a cap lining, a lower cheek strap and a back hoop, etc., which are used to protect the head from impact. The cap shell is firm, smooth and has a certain elasticity. There is a certain space between the cap shell and the cap lining, which can buffer and disperse the instantaneous impact force.
Work clothes: It not only has management functions, but more importantly, it can protect the personal safety of employees. The work clothes material is flame resistant and anti-static, and has protection against corrosion, burns and scalds.
Anti-smashing shoes: The sole is thick and the instep is protected by a steel plate to prevent the feet from being hit by heavy objects.
Goggles: There are many types, including dust-proof glasses, anti-impact glasses, anti-chemical glasses and anti-light radiation glasses, etc., which are used to protect the eyes and face from various injuries.
Gas mask/air respirator: In toxic and harmful environments, wearing a gas mask or air respirator can protect the respiratory system from damage.
Earplugs/earmuffs: used to protect hearing from noise. Earplugs can be inserted into the external auditory canal, while earmuffs are shaped like headphones and are mounted on a bow to cover the ears and attenuate noise.
Gloves: The key to hand protection. Depending on the working environment, you can choose gloves that are cut-resistant, corrosion-resistant, infiltrative, heat-insulating, insulating, heat-insulating, and non-slip.
2. Production safety devicesExplosion-proof safety devices: including flame arresters, safety liquid seals, flashback preventers, steam curtains, water curtains, inert gas curtains, etc., used to prevent the spread of fire and explosion.
Flame arresters: installed in pipelines that transport flammable gases or on the ends of ventilation slots to prevent the spread of flammable gas and flammable liquid vapor flames.
Safety liquid seal: Let the liquid form a liquid seal between the inlet and outlet pipes. When either side of the liquid seal catches fire, the flame cannot continue to spread and will be extinguished at the liquid seal.
Explosion-proof pressure relief devices: such as safety valves, breathing valves, bursting discs, vent pipes, vents, etc., are used to promptly relieve overpressure caused by various reasons, reduce the internal pressure of the equipment, and quickly release pressure.
Safety valve: A special valve used to prevent the internal pressure of pressure equipment and containers or equipment or containers that are prone to pressure increase from exceeding the limit and bursting.
Interlocking devices: such as emergency shut-off valves, check valves, etc., are used to cut off or control the flow of materials in an emergency to prevent accidents from expanding.
3. Environmental safety equipmentStatic eliminator: used to eliminate static electricity generated by human movement to prevent static electricity from causing explosions and fires.
Combustible gas alarm: used to monitor the concentration of combustible gas in the environment and issue an alarm when the concentration exceeds the safe range.
Fixed alarm: monitors dangerous gases such as combustible gas, hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, etc. in the environment and issues an alarm signal.
4. Other safety equipmentSafety belts: used for safety protection of personnel working at high altitudes or climbing, divided into fence operation safety belts, area restriction safety belts and fall suspension safety belts.
Firefighting equipment: such as fire extinguishers, fire hydrants, fire sprinkler systems, etc., are used for fire fighting and initial control.
In summary, the safety equipment in the petroleum and petrochemical industry covers personal protection, production safety, environmental safety and other aspects. The use and management of these safety equipment are of great significance to protecting the lives and property of employees and maintaining the stable development of enterprises.
