Liquefied Gas Fire Hazard Management

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This publication provides an insight into the design and operation of liquefied gas installations and the equipment that is essential to their safe and efficient functioning. It provides an overview of the properties of flammable liquids and gases that are most commonly encountered.

How these gases are stored and transported, either under pressure or in a refrigerated state or both, are also explained. Emergency response strategies are covered in depth, from the contingency planning stage to firefighting media and procedures as well as personal protective equipment.

This publication covers a broad spectrum of the liquefied gas industry, including large refrigerated and smaller pressurised storage terminals, ships, cylinder filling plant and road and rail tanker loading racks. It is aimed at operational staff, e.g. plant supervisors and ships’ officers who are involved in handling flammable liquefied gas. Fire officers and other emergency planners who look after liquefied gas installations will also find this publication useful.

This book examines fire hazard management in the liquefied gas shipping and terminal industry, with reference to large refrigerated and smaller pressurised storage terminals, ships, cylinder filling plant and road and rail tanker loading racks. It is aimed at operational staff involved in handling flammable liquefied gas, as well as fire officers and other emergency planners who have liquefied gas installations in their jurisdiction.

This book provides an insight into the design and operation of liquefied gas installations and the equipment that is essential to their safe and efficient functioning. It describes the properties of flammable liquids and gases and explains how they should be stored and transported. It considers how the risk of combustion can be reduced to an acceptable level and examines the lessons learnt from relevant incidents.

Fire hazard management and emergency response strategies are covered in depth, from the contingency planning stage to fire prevention and detection, firefighting media and procedures, personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintenance of critical systems. The book also lists relevant codes, standards and guidelines in use throughout the world.