Do you know that somewhere in the immediate vicinity of your home or work there can be dangerous objects? Potential of them (in accordance with Law No. 116 - adopted in July 21, 1997) can store combustible, flammable, or oxidizing substances of a certain type on their territory. For example, mixtures that can ignite spontaneously, or gases that ignite at normal pressure in contact with air masses, are considered dangerous.
What are hazardous industrial facilities?
Also, hazardous objects (potential) can be enterprises where explosives, toxic and highly toxic substances are processed, transported or subject to destruction, or they receive molten ferrous and / or non-ferrous metals, mining is underway or equipment is operating under pressure exceeding 0.07 megapascals .
In addition, hazardous objects (potential) are systems where mechanisms are used to move and lift goods. Among them, in accordance with the law, funiculars, cable cars or escalators can be found. Exceptions are lifts and lifts for people with disabilities. The danger can even come from objects where raw materials of plant origin are stored or processed (grain, animal feed). Such materials, in the presence of certain dusty air mixtures, can spontaneously ignite or burn from a fire source, including after its removal. There are known cases of the explosion of grain piles of sufficiently large force.
Classification of a hazardous object
Classes of potentially hazardous objects are established based on how many harmful substances are stored in one place. For example, if there are 5000 tons or more of ammonia in the storage, then the enterprise will have the first hazard class, and if from 10 to 50 tons - then the fourth (minimum). A framework has been set for explosives : for the first class - 500 tons or more, for the second class - from 50 to 500 tons, for the third class - up to 50 tons. A fourth class for this group, as well as for warehouses and bases with flammable liquids, is not provided.
Dangerous objects (potential) among feed mills, cereals, flour mills and elevators have a third hazard class , regardless of the amount of stored products and raw materials. But the majority of miners spend every working day precisely at the objects of the first class of danger, because gas or dust can explode there, a so-called rock blow or a breakthrough of water into the underground underground can occur.
Documentation in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Emergencies
The passport of a potentially hazardous facility should be developed on the basis of the requirements of the Order of the Ministry of Emergencies No. 506, adopted on 04.11.2004. It indicates the name and location of the facility, its general characteristics, indicators of the level of risks, as well as characteristics for injuries and accidents and measures to ensure safety. The passport is accompanied by a plan indicating the areas that may become a disaster area in the event of unfavorable developments, as well as a settlement and explanatory note with substantiating calculations and indicators.