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Process Safety Incident Prevention Project: An Initiative to Reduce Incidents across Dow Laboratories
ACS Chemical Health & Safety Pub Date : 2021-09-02 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.chas.1c00048
Tricia L. Wilson 1 , Jeff J. Foisel 1 , Jessica E. Nichols 1 , Katie A. Mulligan 2
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The intrinsic nature of Research and Development (R&D) activities─the continuous use of new chemicals and development of cutting-edge, sustainable processes at a rapid pace─can increase the potential for Process Safety and Reactive Chemicals accidents. Industrial and academic laboratories have experienced several significant laboratory accidents and near misses. In an effort to decrease laboratory incidents, Dow, with a large global R&D presence, reviewed internal Root Cause Investigations which indicated that improvements were needed in chemical hazard recognition skills, chemical storage and handling, and inventory management. This paper presents a Dow initiative to address and combat such incidents through the charter of a multidisciplinary team composed of Reactive Chemicals, Process Safety, and Environment, Health, & Safety experts along with R&D researchers, who have collaborated to develop and deliver training modules which focus on high-interest safety topics. Module topics were chosen based on recurrence metrics and potential event severity. Modules provide laboratory personnel with basic topic knowledge, specific hazard awareness regarding the topic, and guidance on how to implement appropriate safeguards. The long-term objective is reducing the number and severity of incidents. Over two years, 10 modules have been delivered in various media; at least a quarter of global Dow R&D personnel have independently engaged with this training content, in addition to those directed to it by leaders, peers, safety experts, or training requirements. In addition to the development of enhanced training delivered via multiple platforms, the team has identified and recommended improvements or additions to existing safety management systems designed to identify hazards and control risk.

中文翻译:

过程安全事故预防项目:减少陶氏实验室事故的举措

研发 (R&D) 活动的内在性质——不断使用新化学品和快速开发尖端、可持续的工艺——会增加过程安全和反应性化学品事故的可能性。工业和学术实验室经历了几次重大的实验室事故和未遂事故。为了减少实验室事故,拥有大量全球研发机构的陶氏对内部根本原因调查进行了审查,该调查表明需要改进化学品危害识别技能、化学品储存和处理以及库存管理。本文介绍了陶氏通过由反应性化学品、过程安全和环境、健康和 安全专家与研发研究人员合作开发和提供专注于高兴趣安全主题的培训模块。模块主题是根据重复性指标和潜在事件严重性选择的。模块为实验室人员提供基本的主题知识、与该主题相关的特定危险意识以及有关如何实施适当保护措施的指导。长期目标是减少事故的数量和严重程度。两年多来,已在各种媒体上交付了10个模块;除了领导、同行、安全专家或培训要求指导的人员外,至少有四分之一的全球陶氏研发人员独立参与了此培训内容。除了开发通过多个平台提供的增强培训,
更新日期:2021-09-02
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