Is It Safe? - By: Rick Dahne

Health and Safety legislation has a somewhat poor reputation with the public. They see it as a hindrance in situations where common sense would indicate there is actually little risk. This is unfortunate as in practice and when applied correctly, Health and Safety does exactly what it sets out to do and makes installations safer for people at work and the general public.

This is especially so if it is considered that the general application of regulations for any installation is actually related to safety. Consider for instance the Pipelines Safety Regulations. These set criteria that any operator must take into account when designing and operating a pipeline.

The rules on the face of it may seem quite arbitrary and obvious such as ‘The operator shall ensure that no fluid is conveyed in a pipeline unless it is composed of materials which are suitable’, but these ensure that the designer will stick to trusted methods of installation and not try to make short cuts to save a few pennies.

This particular regulation will ensure that if a fluid is know to have corrosive properties, then the pipes and pipe fittings will be made from metals that are able to withstand this corrosive attack such as super duplex stainless steel rather that cheaper steels which may cope on day one but will fail over a period of time.

The regulations also require that the systems are able to be correctly maintained, so flanges have to be installed in strategic positions to allow the systems to be partially dismantled. Also arrangements have to be made for emergencies and accidents. To assist pipeline operators with this point we run a 24 hour emergency call out service.

It should be remembered that each rule and regulation is there because something once went wrong that may have cost someone their life. We at Chemi Petro are aware of this, and ensure that our practices and products fulfil all health and safety requirements.

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