I think some of the group may be interested that the university of Wisconsin is holding the 2020 session of the course Pilot Plant and Laboratory Safety in Houston on March 3-5, 2020. This is the only time this year it will be held.

Course Outline

1. Flammability Basics

a. Flash points

b. Autoignition temperatures

c. Explosion types

d. Explosive Limits

e. Inerting

f. Oxygen enriched atmospheres

g. Classification of flammable and combustible liquids

h. NFPA and OSHA issues

i. Hazard classifications

2. Safety reviews

a. Types of safety reviews and their purposes

b. Problems with safety reviews

c. Ensuring safety reviews meet their goals

3. Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

a. Generic hazard analysis

b. What if hazard analysis

c. HAZOP

d. Fault tree/event tree analysis

e. Failure modes, effects and criticality analysis

f. Risk assessment issues

4. Safety inspections

a. Types of safety inspections and their purposes

b. Problems with safety inspections

c. Developing an effective safety inspection program

5. Space Considerations

a. Types of research space

b. Safety considerations for each type of space

c. Interior vs exterior locations

d. Laboratory vs pilot plant areas

e. Barricades vs other measures

f. Barricade design and operational considerations

6. Code Compliance

a. Types of codes and its implications

b. Overview of common codes applicable to research operations

i. OSHA

ii. EPA

iii. Building codes

iv. NFPA

v. ASME

vi. Misc. codes

c. Resolving Code Disputes

7. NFPA-45: Safety in Laboratories Using Flammable Materials

a. Overview

b. Laboratory construction requirements

c. Laboratory ventilation requirements

d. Flammable liquid storage

e. Misc. requirements

f. Implications for research operations

8. NFPA-70: National Electric Code

a. Overview

b. Definitions of hazardous areas

c. Determining hazardous areas

d. Summary of hazardous area requirements

9. NFPA-496: Purged and Pressurized Enclosures

a. Overview

b. Pressurization requirements

c. Implications for research operations

d. Purged enclosure design considerations

e. Control room design considerations

f. Problem areas

10. NFPA-30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code

a. Overview

b. General requirements

c. Containers

d. Liquid storage

e. Tankage

f. Implications for Research Operations

You can find additional information at https://epd.wisc.edu/courses/pilot-plant-and-laboratory-safety/. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questions as to the content. Thank you.

Richard Palluzi

PE, CSP

Pilot plant and laboratory consulting, safety, design,reviews, and training

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