With the end of the holiday, the post-holiday resumption of work and production has become a critical period for safe production. Over the years, accidents at this stage have occurred frequently, bringing huge losses to enterprises and employees. The following are several accident cases, hoping to arouse the warning and attention of the majority of enterprises.
On January 29, 2023, a factory in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, set off firecrackers on the first floor to celebrate the resumption of work and production after the holiday, resulting in a fire, and the production equipment and packaging materials in the factory were partially damaged. Fortunately, the timely fire rescue avoided the personnel**, but the accident still caused a lot of losses to the enterprise.
On February 26, 2021, Hubei Xianlong Chemical Co., Ltd. had an accident of illegal production of methyl sulfide during the resumption of work and production, resulting in 4 deaths and 4 injuries. According to the preliminary analysis, the main reason for the accident was that the materials in the distillation kettle were not cooled when the stirring motor reducer was replaced, which led to the heating up of methyl sulfide and finally decomposed violently.
On February 20, 2020, a fire accident occurred in the production workshop of Bohui New Material Technology Service *** in Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, and the burned area reached 2880. The direct cause of the accident was that during the resumption of work and production after the Spring Festival, the production supervisor of the enterprise changed the heating process parameters of the oven without authorization, exceeding the specified temperature control parameters. At the same time, the company did not arrange production personnel to be on duty to supervise, resulting in the failure of the motor of the fire pump room in the early stage of the fire, delaying the fire fighting time and aggravating the consequences of the accident.
On October 15, 2019, a hydrogen sulfide poisoning accident occurred in Jinyao Chemical***, Chaoyang County, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, resulting in 3 deaths and 4 hospitalizations**. The direct cause of the accident was that during the resumption of production, the enterprise instructed the operators to disassemble the pipeline valve of the transported crude thiophene decolorization and condensation liquid phase to the crude thiophene receiving tank during the resumption of production, and the staff did not wear air respirators and fully enclosed chemical protective clothing, nor did they use portable gas detection and alarm instruments, which led to the occurrence of poisoning accidents.
At around 23:00 on February 15, 2019, a gas poisoning accident occurred in Shuangzhou Paper***, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, resulting in 7 deaths and 2 injuries. The immediate cause of the accident was that during the resumption of work and production after the Spring Festival, the sewage regulating tank involved was not ventilated and tested when it was cleaned, and the employees did not wear labor protection equipment that met the standard standards. During the operation, the employees stirred the sewage so that the hydrogen sulfide gas in it was gradually released into the pool. Within a few minutes of entering the sewage regulating tank, the third group of workers was poisoned one after another. Other employees blindly rescued without doing a good job of self-protection, which led to the expansion of the accident**.
It can be seen that most of these accidents occurred in the stage of resumption of work and production after the holiday, and the reasons mainly include improper operation of equipment, dilution of safety awareness, and illegal command operations. These accidents have caused great harm to enterprises and employees, and have also caused adverse effects on society.
When resuming work and production, enterprises should attach great importance to safety production and ensure the "six ones" principle, that is, a set of safety operation procedures, a safety production line, a safety management person, a safety inspection record, a safety education and training, and a safety technical measure. At the same time, it is also necessary to be vigilant against safety risks, ensure the safe operation of equipment in the production process, strengthen the identification and management of hazards, and improve the safety awareness and emergency handling ability of employees.
The release of these accident cases and safety tips aims to remind enterprises to pay attention to the potential safety hazards in the resumption of work and production after the holiday, strengthen safety awareness, and do a good job in safety precautions and emergency preparedness. Only with safe production can the enterprise develop stably and employees be better protected.
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