NEBOSH-Hydrocarbon Fire Hazards and Plant Shutdown Process

Part- 2A - Hydrocarbon Process Fire Hazards and Controls

How to detect fire?  Different types of Smoke detectors, Ionization devices, Radiation detectors, heat detectors, thermal lag, and fire fighting equipment.

Fire extinguishers marking and identification, different types of fire extinguishers.

Use of water fire extinguishers, foam fire extinguishers, and dry powder fire extinguishers.

Use of CO2 extinguishers, wet chemical fire extinguishers, and Vaporizing liquid extinguishers.

Equipment sighting, Fire extinguishers maintenance.

Extinguishing media - Removing the Oxygen, and heat. 

Application of water, foam, dry chemical powder, CO2, and Vaporizing liquids as per different classes.

Part 2B

Fire fighting Training.

Types of fire fighting equipment:

Fire blankets, Hose reels. automatic sprinklers, Drenches, Hydrants, and foam inlets. Learn about Extinguishing media. Removing the fuel, Oxygen, and heat.

Different classes of fire and extinguishing media, water, foam, dry chemical powder, CO2, and Vaporizing liquids.

What is Means of Escape? Safe escape travel distance vs time. 

Escape from stairs, passways, doorways, 

What is one unit width of escape?

Fire resistance Glass doors and smoke control doors. Fire door quality. emergency lighting.

Part-2C

Set up of emergency lighting. Exit doors and directional signs. emergency exit and escape root signs. 

Assembly points. Emergency evacuation procedures.

Who is the Fire Marshal and Warden and their duties? 

Fire drills, roll calls, and how to find missing personnel. 

Safety provision for disabled persons.

Part-2D Plant Start-up and Shut down Hazards

Plant start-up and shutdown practice—safe startup and shutdown operating procedures and instructions. 

Danger of air inclusion with hydrocarbons and control of explosive hazards.

How the formation of hydrates will occur? 

Corrosive, Toxic fluids and gasses. 

What are the Safety Critical elements? 

Startup and thermal shock precautions and control. 

Different causes of Catastrophic failures.

How will the thermal shocks occur? Control of thermal shocks. 

The procedure of startup operations. 

Special Valve operation and interlocking system. 

Safe application of valve keys. Design and Color system of valve keys for safe operations.

Procedure of shutdown operations.

Part-2E Plant Start-up and Shut down Hazards

The presence and removal of Water and Hydrates from hydrocarbons. 

How to Control Water Hydrate? How to Remove Water? 

Removal of water by Gravity Separation Method.

Procedure of oil Separation by Centrifugal System. 

Procedure of water removal Process. Procedure of Vacuum Dehydration, air stripping, and Natural evaporation.

Procedure and description of different methods of hydrate removal. 

Testing and commissioning hazards. HAZOP study of risk and Assessment. 

Commissioning process and inspections.

Procedure and description of the Commissioning process in detail. 

Confirmation of Pipework and system integrity. 

Procedure of commissioning of Instrumentation and Alarms.

Detailed procedure of commissioning of Pipelines and vessels and all the other Vessels.

Commissioning of Ancillary Equipment, and Instruments. 

Finally commissioning and start-up of the Plant.

Detail procedure of Shutdown process. 

Plant Commissioning Procedures and Trials. 

Commissioning and Handover Procedure of the Plant to the Department.