Effect Of Lightning Damage In Thermal Petrochemical Industries

1. Effects Of Lightning Damage In Thermal Petrochemical Industries

2. Lightning is a natural phenomenon that can have a significant impact on environment, production and people interacting with thermal petrochemical industries. This is called lightning damage.

3. Did You Know? between materials during material movement, such as transfer.  Grounding and bonding can help dissipate an electric charge. To work, the grounding and bonding must be in good condition, in good contact with the metal container, and connected to a proper ground.  Lightning is a massive spark that is created when water droplets, dust, or ice particles move around a cloud, generating static electricity.  Lightning can strike anywhere — it is not safe to work outdoors in an electrical storm.  An electrical current can travel through connected equipment and cause an incident far away from where the lightning actually struck.  Static sparks can occur whenever there is friction

4. When lightning strikes and causes an explosion or ignites a fire, it opens the door to a host of issues that must be considered the obvious ones are death, destruction and loss of assets. Large explosive fires, of any sort, can have a negative effect on the environment. In addition, when toxic materials catch fire, they create an added hazard for employees, fire-fighters and residents who live in the area. Those same toxins, once carried into the air, create a corrosive problem – similar to the effects of acid rain when they come back down out of the atmosphere. Not to mention the effects on the air we breathe and the land or water surrounding a facility.

5. Case Study – TPC Group chemical plant in Houston, Texas, was shut down after being struck by lightning. The strike caused the boilers to shut down, which resulted in a loss of steam feeding inside the plant. Black smoke and bright flames could be seen for miles as a result of this event. The plant has a butadiene capacity of 545,000 tonnes per year, which is used to manufacture synthetic rubber, fuel additives and other products at TCP which are integral to their offering. The TPC Group lost valuable production and equipment.

6. It’s critical that employers supervisors, and employees understand the dangers of lightning damage and have a lightning safety plan. Do you have adequate measures in place to control lightning damages? Call LEC and we will access it for you

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