Explosion Protection For The Dairy Industry
- Dan Guaricci
Fires and Explosions in the European dairy Industry were becoming an increasing problem. In the early 1990's two groups of people from the industry, insurance providers and suppliers of protection equipment came together to analyze events and case studies, to find a new approach to solve the persistent problem.
"You cannot fall down stairs you don't have". Not our words... But those of Trevor Kletz; renowned Guru in the field of process safety. What did he mean? Well, he was talking about ‘bungalows’ (single-story buildings) and how they relate to INHERENT SAFETY – the very first topic which should spring to mind in any hazard or risk assessment i.e. how can we eliminate the hazard in the first place?