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Risk Analysis of a Fuel Storage Terminal Using HAZOP and FTA

Mª Carmen González-cruzJosé Luis Fuentes-barguesMª Piedad Baixauli-pérezCristina González-gaya

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Riskbusiness.product_categoryOperabilityHazard and operability studyHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesis0211 other engineering and technologieslcsh:MedicineStorage02 engineering and technologyRisk AssessmentArticleDecision Support TechniquesPetroleum productAccident Prevention020401 chemical engineeringRisk analysis (business)Tank truckHumans0204 chemical engineeringPROYECTOS DE INGENIERIArisk; HAZard and OPerability analysis (HAZOP); Fault Tree Analysis (FTA); fuel; storageProbabilityFault tree analysis021110 strategic defence & security studiesbusiness.industrylcsh:RDecision TreesPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthFault Tree Analysis (FTA)FuelPort (computer networking)HazardPetroleumRisk analysis (engineering)SpainChemical IndustryEnvironmental sciencebusinessHAZard and OPerability analysis (HAZOP)

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[EN] The size and complexity of industrial chemical plants, together with the nature of the products handled, means that an analysis and control of the risks involved is required. This paper presents a methodology for risk analysis in chemical and allied industries that is based on a combination of HAZard and OPerability analysis (HAZOP) and a quantitative analysis of the most relevant risks through the development of fault trees, fault tree analysis (FTA). Results from FTA allow prioritizing the preventive and corrective measures to minimize the probability of failure. An analysis of a case study is performed; it consists in the terminal for unloading chemical and petroleum products, and the fuel storage facilities of two companies, in the port of Valencia (Spain). HAZOP analysis shows that loading and unloading areas are the most sensitive areas of the plant and where the most significant danger is a fuel spill. FTA analysis indicates that the most likely event is a fuel spill in tank truck loading area. A sensitivity analysis from the FTA results show the importance of the human factor in all sequences of the possible accidents, so it should be mandatory to improve the training of the staff of the plants.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-06-30
10.3390/ijerph14070705https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070705