Explosive Atmospheres and Risk Areas

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What are the three components of an explosion?

  • Water vapor, oxygen, and dust particles
  • Combustible material, oxygen, and an ignition source (correct)
  • Combustible material, air, and water
  • Flammable gases, nitrogen, and a heat source

What three questions must be asked when entering a hazardous atmosphere?

Which hazardous atmosphere? At which concentration? What oxygen content is present?

The ignition source affects the classification of explosive zone areas.

False (B)

What is an explosive atmosphere?

<p>A mixture of air and flammable gases under atmospheric conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three components of an explosion?

<p>combustible material, oxygen, ignition source</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three questions that must be asked when entering a hazardous atmosphere?

<p>What oxygen content is present? (A), At which concentration? (C), What hazardous atmosphere? (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Explosive risk areas are areas where explosive atmospheres can form due to ______ conditions.

<p>local and operational</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of the zone classification for explosive risk areas?

<p>The presence of an ignition source (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Explosive Protection

  • An explosive atmosphere is a mixture of air and flammable gases/vapours/mists/dust under atmospheric conditions (0.8 – 1.1 bar and -20 – 60°C)
  • Three components of an explosion: combustible material, oxygen, and an ignition source
  • Eliminating one of these components can mitigate explosions

Explosive Risk Areas

  • Areas where explosive atmospheres can form due to local and operational conditions
  • Require special protective measures according to health and safety
  • Classified into zones based on the likelihood of explosive atmospheres forming

Zones

  • Zone 0: continuously or frequently explosive atmosphere present (e.g. open tanks)
  • Zone 1: explosive atmosphere likely to occur in normal operations (e.g. vicinity of filling and emptying devices, easy breakable points)
  • Zone 2: explosive atmosphere not likely to occur in normal operations, but possible for short periods

HSSE

  • Health and Safety at Work Act
  • Principles of Risk Assessment
  • Accident Statistics
  • Iceberg Model Bird and Germain
  • Pyramidal Model
  • Design of Workplace and Building Sites
  • Work Equipment
  • Measures for Risk Prevention
  • Threshold Limit Values
  • H2S Properties and Characteristics
  • Regulation
  • Outline
  • Respiratory Protection Classification

Other

  • Lower Explosion Limit (LEL) and Upper Explosion Limit (UEL)
  • Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Explosion Protection
  • Fire Protection: Fire Risk Areas, Fire Breaks, Safety Distances, Safety Strips
  • Working on Boreholes: Main Safety Devices, Blowout Prevention, Barrier Concept, Production and Storage
  • Pipeline General Requirements
  • Casing and Cementing: Reasons for Casing and Cementing
  • Borehole Mining Standards – Overview
  • Mining Law Provisions: Mining Act, Mining Right Holders, Borehole Mining Order BB-V

Explosive Protection

  • An explosive atmosphere is a mixture of air and flammable gases/vapours/mists/dust under atmospheric conditions (0.8 – 1.1 bar and -20 – 60°C)
  • Three components of an explosion: combustible material, oxygen, and an ignition source
  • Eliminating one of these components can mitigate explosions

Explosive Risk Areas

  • Areas where explosive atmospheres can form due to local and operational conditions
  • Require special protective measures according to health and safety
  • Classified into zones based on the likelihood of explosive atmospheres forming

Zones

  • Zone 0: continuously or frequently explosive atmosphere present (e.g. open tanks)
  • Zone 1: explosive atmosphere likely to occur in normal operations (e.g. vicinity of filling and emptying devices, easy breakable points)
  • Zone 2: explosive atmosphere not likely to occur in normal operations, but possible for short periods

HSSE

  • Health and Safety at Work Act
  • Principles of Risk Assessment
  • Accident Statistics
  • Iceberg Model Bird and Germain
  • Pyramidal Model
  • Design of Workplace and Building Sites
  • Work Equipment
  • Measures for Risk Prevention
  • Threshold Limit Values
  • H2S Properties and Characteristics
  • Regulation
  • Outline
  • Respiratory Protection Classification

Other

  • Lower Explosion Limit (LEL) and Upper Explosion Limit (UEL)
  • Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Explosion Protection
  • Fire Protection: Fire Risk Areas, Fire Breaks, Safety Distances, Safety Strips
  • Working on Boreholes: Main Safety Devices, Blowout Prevention, Barrier Concept, Production and Storage
  • Pipeline General Requirements
  • Casing and Cementing: Reasons for Casing and Cementing
  • Borehole Mining Standards – Overview
  • Mining Law Provisions: Mining Act, Mining Right Holders, Borehole Mining Order BB-V

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