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What is the main focus of Inherent Safety in chemical processes?

  • Testing and maintaining safeguards
  • Eliminating or reducing hazards (correct)
  • Managing and controlling hazards
  • Adding on protective equipment

    • What does ISD stand for?

  • Inherently Safer Design (correct)
  • Inherent Safety Directive
  • Integrated Safety Development
  • Inherently Safe Design

    • What is the primary purpose of safeguards in chemical processes?

  • To add on protective equipment
  • To eliminate or minimize hazards (correct)
  • To manage and control hazards
  • To increase process costs

    • Inherently Safer Design is more of a _______ than a specific set of tools or methods.

    <p>Philosophy and way of thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to T.A. Kletz, what is the essence of Inherently Safer Design?

    <p>Avoiding hazards rather than controlling them with added-on protective equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was ISD first developed as an important tool for process safety management?

    <p>1970s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must the decision process in ISD consider?

    <p>The entire lifecycle, full spectrum of hazards, and potential for risk transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which model is mentioned in the text for safety incidents?

    <p>Swiss Cheese Model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the strategies mentioned for managing chemical process safety?

    <p>Inherent, Passive, Active, and Procedural</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is required when an option is safer concerning some hazards but less safe concerning others?

    <p>A decision about the best risk management strategy for all hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ISD stand for in the context of the text?

    <p>Informed Decision Process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which strategy ranks highest in terms of robustness and reliability?

    <p>Inherent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary aim of the Inherent Safer Design Principle called 'Moderate'?

    <p>Substitute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is there a need for all strategies in a complete process safety program?

    <p>When considering all process hazards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'Simplify' principle in Inherent Safer Design?

    <p>Minimize operating errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which publication by Kletz discusses Inherently Safer Plants?

    <p>Process Plants: A Handbook for Inherently Safer Design (1998)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the original design for cooling tower water treatment with chlorine?

    <p>Five 1-ton cylinders per cooling tower, manifolded, one hooked up at a time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the ways to achieve Inherent Safer Design according to the text?

    <p>Minimizing the handling of hazardous materials where possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do lower operating pressures in ammonia plants contribute to safety according to the text?

    <p>They are cheaper to build and operate, more efficient, and safer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the principle 'Moderate' in Inherent Safer Design aim to achieve?

    <p>Reduce evaporation rate and processing conditions severity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does 'Simplify' as a principle in Inherent Safer Design help reduce risks?

    <p>By eliminating unnecessary complexity to reduce human error risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'In situ' manufacture can address what challenges related to hazardous materials?

    <p>Reduce quantities of hazardous materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are strategies for managing chemical process hazards?

    <p>Substitute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which company owned the plant involved in the Bhopal, India Incident?

    <p>Union Carbide (USA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of design principle is promoted in the lecture notes?

    <p>Inherent safer design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What chemical was used as an intermediate in the Bhopal plant?

    <p>Methyl isocyanate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the financial situation of the Bhopal plant according to the text?

    <p>Under extreme financial pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did local officials do regarding the growth of a shanty town near the plant?

    <p>Ignored the situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Inherent Safety in Chemical Processes

    • The main focus of Inherent Safety in chemical processes is to minimize hazards and risks.
    • ISD stands for Inherently Safer Design.

    Inherently Safer Design (ISD)

    • ISD is more of a philosophy than a specific set of tools or methods.
    • According to T.A. Kletz, the essence of Inherently Safer Design is to design a process to be safe without the need for add-on safety features.
    • ISD was first developed as an important tool for process safety management in the 1970s.

    Safeguards in Chemical Processes

    • The primary purpose of safeguards in chemical processes is to prevent or mitigate accidents.
    • Decision-making in ISD must consider the entire lifecycle of the process.

    Safety Incidents

    • The "Swiss Cheese" model is mentioned in the text for safety incidents.

    Managing Chemical Process Safety

    • Strategies for managing chemical process safety include Inherently Safer Design, Passive Safety, Active Safety, and Procedural Safety.
    • When an option is safer concerning some hazards but less safe concerning others, trade-offs must be made.

    Inherent Safer Design Principles

    • ISD stands for Inherently Safer Design in the context of the text.
    • The "Simplify" principle in Inherent Safer Design aims to reduce the number of components and reduce complexity.
    • Lower operating pressures in ammonia plants contribute to safety by reducing the potential energy released in an accident.
    • The "Moderate" principle in Inherent Safer Design aims to minimize the intensity of the process.

    Publication and Incidents

    • Kletz's publication "Inherently Safer Plants" discusses Inherently Safer Design.
    • The original design for cooling tower water treatment used chlorine.
    • The Bhopal, India incident involved a chemical plant owned by Union Carbide.
    • Methyl isocyanate was used as an intermediate in the Bhopal plant.
    • The financial situation of the Bhopal plant was poor according to the text.
    • Local officials allowed the growth of a shanty town near the plant.

    Design Principle

    • The design principle promoted in the lecture notes is Inherently Safer Design.
    • "In situ" manufacture can address the challenges related to hazardous materials.

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