Safety management measures for storage tanks used in petrochemical production
There are many types of storage tanks used in petrochemical industry, such as first-class storage tanks, gasoline tanks, diesel tanks, etc., which are generally used in the open air. The stored medium is flammable and explosive, with hazardous characteristics. It is very necessary to strengthen the safety management of the storage tank area to prevent the occurrence of various safety accidents, so as to ensure the normal operation of the petrochemical storage tank and provide safety measures for the petrochemical production.
Design the explosion-proof area and grounding device in the petrochemical storage tank area to avoid sparks due to static electricity and accidents. In terms of the selection of electrical equipment for storage tanks, explosion-proof design must be carried out to reach the explosion-proof level before it can be applied to petrochemical storage tanks. The grounding of petrochemical storage tanks is also very critical, and after the metal storage tanks are grounded, safety accidents caused by current leakage can be avoided.
Reasonably divide the dangerous area of petrochemical storage tanks, carry out real-time monitoring and management, and avoid safety accidents caused by poor management, which affect the normal use of petrochemical storage tanks. Optimize the grounding design of petrochemical storage tanks, design and install lightning protection grounding, anti-static grounding, protective grounding, etc. of storage tanks to ensure that the grounding meets quality standards. Improve the safety factor of petrochemical storage tanks so that they can better serve petrochemical production.
Strengthen the safety management of petrochemical storage tanks, formulate perfect safety management rules and regulations, improve the professional level of storage tank management personnel, implement safety operation procedures, and avoid accidents caused by human misoperation of storage tanks, which will bring huge harm to petrochemical production. Regularly detect the corrosion of petrochemical storage tanks, find out the potential safety hazards of the storage tanks in time, and take emergency treatment measures to ensure that the storage tanks are in a state of efficient operation.
Keep the petrochemical storage tank working at the best operating parameters to prevent the pressure of the tank from being too high, or the liquid level from being too high, which will affect the safety of the tank. The quality of the oil in the storage tank is monitored and managed, so as to avoid the storage time of the storage tank for too long, resulting in the deterioration of oil quality, which has an adverse impact on petrochemical production.
Implement the safety and technical management regulations for the production of petrochemical storage tanks, in accordance with the requirements of the safety management specifications of the petrochemical production system, carry out the operation of sending and receiving oil products on the storage tanks, monitor the operation status of the storage tanks in real time, solve the potential safety hazards of the storage tanks in a timely manner, and avoid accidents such as tank leakage caused by poor management, which will bring huge losses to petrochemical production enterprises.
Optimization of safety management measures in petrochemical irrigation areas
The safety management measures of the petrochemical storage tank area are analyzed and studied, and the safety management measures of the storage tank area are optimized according to the actual situation of petrochemical production, so as to ensure the safe operation of the storage tank and provide help for petrochemical production.
2.1 Safety management standards for best-designed petrochemical storage tanks
Optimize the screen layout of the petrochemical storage tank, optimize the entire petrochemical tank area, ensure the safety distance between each tank, and design safety protection facilities such as fire embankments to provide a foundation for the safe operation of the storage tank. Ensure that the fire embankment and accident leakage pool are tightly filled, and the volume meets the safety requirements of the tank farm. Strictly implement the installation quality standards of petrochemical storage tanks, improve the standardization of storage tank areas, ensure that the spacing between tanks meets the design standards, and avoid adverse effects on the subsequent use of storage tanks due to unqualified installation quality of storage tanks.
The specifications and dimensions of the storage tank fire embankment meet the safety requirements, and the crossing of the pipeline must ensure the sealing of the fire embankment to prevent the communication between tanks and tanks, and in the event of fire and other accidents, safety guarantees cannot be obtained. The fire-fighting facilities must be complete, and in case of problems, emergency measures should be taken to prevent serious fire accidents and affect the normal progress of petrochemical production. The safety accessories of the storage tank are intact, and the safety accessories of the storage tank are maintained and managed regularly, such as the safety valve is kept perfect, once the state of overpressure occurs, the safety valve sends out an alarm message, and produces an action, and a safety line of defense is designed for the storage tank.
The instrumentation in the storage tank area must be intact, the design of the automated instrument system, the implementation of alarm and early warning management, if the concentration of combustible gas reaches the limit, to avoid fire accidents, to ensure the safety of the storage tank. Design the lightning protection and anti-static equipment and facilities of the storage tank to prevent sparks caused by lightning strikes and safety accidents.
2.2. Optimize the safety technical requirements of the petrochemical storage tank area
Semi-enclosed management is adopted for the storage tank area, and the safety management of the oil sending and receiving process of the storage tank is carried out to prevent serious accidents in the process of sending and receiving oil, endangering personal safety and resulting in the loss of property. It is strictly forbidden for irrelevant personnel to enter the tank area, prevent vehicles from entering the tank area, and design fire caps for vehicles entering the tank area, so as to avoid accidents caused by vehicle exhaust and ensure the safety of the whole process of sending and receiving oil.
For the reconstruction and expansion of the petrochemical tank area, it is necessary to strictly implement the quality standards, implement safety planning, and prevent the construction quality from being unqualified, and there are serious safety hazards, which bury potential safety hazards for the subsequent use of storage tanks and affect the safety of the petrochemical tank farm. Implement the safety supervision responsibility of the storage tank farm, strictly manage the fire, implement the fire approval system, and prepare the emergency plan to prevent fire accidents.
The production management personnel of the tank farm must clarify the process flow of the tank farm, clarify the import and export process of the storage tank, and prevent the accident of leakage of pipelines and equipment. The high and low liquid level alarm equipment is designed for the storage tank, and once the alarm information is issued, the automatic control system will be started immediately, and the operation of depressurizing or increasing the liquid intake will be carried out in time to maintain the safe and stable operation of the petrochemical storage tank.
Maintain the petrochemical storage tank and solve the potential safety hazards in the tank farm in a timely manner. Maintain all kinds of self-controlled instrumentation equipment to avoid tank leakage. Ensure the normal operation of various accessories of the storage tank, in order to improve the safety management level of the petrochemical storage tank, carry out skill training for the post staff, improve the ability to deal with emergency accidents, and reduce the losses caused by the storage tank accident.
The safe operation and construction of petrochemical storage tanks strictly implement the safety operation procedures for sending and receiving oil products. Adhere to the safety of the water-sealed well and drainage valve, maintain the liquid level of the water-sealed well, and provide guarantee measures for timely handling of fire accidents. The drain valve ensures that it is flexible and easy to use, and in case of rain and snow, the water in the fire embankment is discharged to prevent excessive water volume, which increases the corrosion rate at the bottom of the storage tank and affects the safety of the storage tank system.
Regularly inspect the changes in the foundation of the storage tank, repair the damaged parts of the fire embankment, and prevent the fire embankment from connecting, which cannot meet the quality standards of safety and fire prevention. If it is found that the pressure bearing capacity of the large tank is seriously reduced, and it cannot meet the requirements of carrying petrochemical oil products, the storage tank needs to be scrapped to prevent serious accidents and bring huge harm to petrochemical production enterprises.
Conduct safety inspections on the various accessories of petrochemical storage tanks, and regularly solve potential safety hazards. It is the key link to ensure the safe operation of petrochemical production to ensure the integrity of the storage tank, to conduct technical appraisal of the operation status of the storage tank, and to find that the operating parameters of the storage tank are abnormal.
2.1. Optimize the safety management procedures of petrochemical tank farms
Combined with the characteristics of petrochemical production, the management mode of the storage tank farm is innovatively studied, and the safety management level of the tank farm is continuously improved, so as to ensure that each storage tank is in a state of safe operation and better provide services for petrochemical production. Ensure the integrity of various safety monitoring equipment in petrochemical tank farms, regularly test various instruments and meters, and ensure the integrity of various alarm equipment and facilities. It can obtain alarm information in time, improve the safety factor of the storage tank area, and ensure the efficient operation of each storage tank in petrochemical production.
Establish a safety risk assessment mechanism for petrochemical tank farms, reduce the level of safety risks, and prevent serious risk accidents. Detect flammable and explosive oils, adopt the most reasonable storage and transportation parameters, control the temperature and pressure of the storage tank to reach the design data, and avoid the liquid level of the storage tank exceeding the standard, and the leakage accident of the tank, and the pressure of the storage tank of the winner exceeds the standard, causing accidents. Solve the emergency problems of the storage tank in time, such as the valve leakage of the storage tank, and avoid serious oil leakage accidents by switching the process. Effectively prevent the accident of tank suction, optimize the program of sending and receiving oil products of the storage tank, and automatically control the process of sending and receiving oil products of the storage tank through automatic instrumentation and equipment, so as to maintain the liquid level of the storage tank to reach the best state.
All kinds of thermometers, pressure gauges, and liquid level gauges reach the standard of intact, and the combustible gas alarm reaches the designed working conditions. Protect the safety of petrochemical production sites. In view of the risk of petrochemical production, the most reasonable safety management procedures for petrochemical tank farms are designed, and various rules and regulations are strictly implemented. Unrelated personnel are not allowed to enter the tank farm, so as to avoid the occurrence of human misoperation and improve the safe operation efficiency of the oil storage tank.
Strengthen the safety emergency drill of the tank farm safety supervision and management personnel to improve the ability to deal with accidents. Adopt the principle of prevention first, regularly analyze the operation status of petrochemical storage tanks, take the best protection measures, and improve the safety factor of storage tanks. Reduce the damage caused by accidents in the tank farm.
Conclusions
Through the study of the optimization of safety management measures in petrochemical irrigation areas, the safety of petrochemical production is ensured, and the safety management of petrochemical storage tanks is carried out to ensure the normal operation of storage tanks, reduce the probability of tank failure, and improve the utilization efficiency of storage tanks in petrochemical production, so that they can better provide services for petrochemical production.