Study On Operations Security Of Transportation For The Chemical Plant

• Main Authors: Lin, You-De, 林有得
• Other Authors: Tsai, Chuen-Jinn
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80057044550032721206

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 工學院產業安全與防災學程 === 103 === With the blooming industries, ever-changing technologies and the rapid growth of high-tech industries, the demand for raw material supply has also increased accordingly. New processes and technologies require an enormous amount of raw materials, and such demand has benefited the suppliers in the upstream. Due to the slow economy in recent years, businesses have been saving production costs and demanding cost-effective raw material supplies. However, the cost normally reflects on the price. Low cost competition often leads to suppliers sacrificing safety management to reduce cost, even in terms of tank trucks and professional drivers for transportation. The study finds that tank trucks and human errors account for the majority of the top ten causes of equipment-related accidents in Taiwan and abroad. In addition, tank truck accidents domestic and abroad are mostly collision and side-flipping incidents, raking the first and second highest occurrence. The study explores the transportation operation safety of a chemical fertilizer factory and conducts a Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FEMA) analysis. The risk assessment result indicates that unsafe human behavior is the main cause. The study utilizes the mechanism of Occupational Safety and Health Administration to conduct operator training on safety and health, emergency response as well as willing operation safety management to reduce the industry safety accidents. FMEA analysis result finds that the risk factors have decreased. Unsafe human behavior has been significantly improved.