Overview
Do for CHE 4284 Only
OSHA-CSB: Process Safety Reporting
First, visit https://www.csb.gov/videos/ and identify CHE 4284: one incident (CHE 5292: Two incidents) except for the Texas City and Bhopal incidents. Prepare a report detailing: what incident occurred, what steps would be required to prevent such an incident again, and what impact has this specific incident had on regulations of similar industries?
Format: Cover page, Introduction, Details on the incident, Available safeguards, Prevention/Mitigation strategies, Propose inherently safer design, conclusions, and references.
The report should be approximately 2-3 pages of content in Times New Roman 12 font at 1.5 spacing. Please add a cover page and references, which are not included in the page limit. Include citations for where the incident was reported (local news, USEPA, etc.) and, if possible, information about the process and the safety incident itself. Information from SDS’s will be useful for outlining the specific hazards of the chemicals involved in the process, which should be cited.
The following questions should be addressed in the report.
1. What chemical process was being performed?
2. Provide the key reaction/processing steps if possible (specifics may be proprietary).
3. What was the specific safety incident that occurred?
4. What was the resulting damage (property, people, and environment)?
5. Have any regulations changed due to this incident?
6. Could existing regulations, if followed, have prevented/mitigated this incident?
7. What methods could have been used to prevent/mitigate incidents like this (HAZOP, regular safety review, training check-ups, safety audits)?
8. (If possible) Are there inherently safer design options available that could have prevented/mitigated this incident?