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Safe operation of fired equipment in hazardous locations

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Description

Alberta Employment and Immigration investigated a flash fire in which a treater fire box ignited a cloud of accidentally released natural gas. The ignition occurred because the burner access port on the fire box front cover had been left open. Since it is physically impossible to prevent ignition when an explosive atmosphere meets with a source of ignition, the primary safety objective is to stop the flame from propagating (by containing an explosion) and igniting an explosive atmosphere outside the equipment.

Updated

May 1, 2004

Tags
OHS OHS bulletins Occupational Health and Safety fire and explosion hazards flames flammable substances hazardous locations ignition

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Extent

5 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Resource Dates

Date Created

2004-05-01

Date Added

2017-03-08T17:58:30.326184

Date Modified

2004-05-01

Date Issued

2004-05-01

Date Archived

2017-11-01

Identifiers

Local Identifier

SH014 — General Safety

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Labour

Contact Other

OHS Contact Centre: Edmonton & Surrounding area: 780-415-8690. Throughout Alberta: 1-866-415-8690. Deaf or hearing impaired: 780-427-9999 (Edmonton), 1-800-232-7215 (Alberta).