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Bulk Liquid Chemical Handling Guide for Plants, Terminals, Storage and Distribution Depots (BLCH Guide)
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This publication has been developed to provide a clear, comprehensive and practical guide to all, aspects of chemical tank terminal activities, from basic design and layout to the ongoing safe and efficient operation, maintenance and management of the facility.
The Bulk Liquid Chemical Handling Guide (BLCH) is the only publication of its kind in the world. The text and imagery within this title provide chemical, terminal and supply chain companies with valuable knowledge and insight into handling bulk liquid chemical products. BLCH follows the chapters of the CDI Terminal Inspection Report, furnishing guidance to terminal managers, employees and inspectors in addressing the management functions and technical operations of a bulk liquid chemical storage terminal. Acknowledging regional legislation and focused on Health, Safety, Environment and Security, the guide is a single international reference offering solutions and alternatives to achieve safe and efficient operational performance.
VOLUME I
1.
Chemicals
and
their
Classification
1.1
Introduction
1.2
Regulatory
Considerations
1.3
Basic
Chemistry
1.4
Chemical
Gases
1.5
Petrochemical
Products
1.6
The
Polymer
Industry
1.7
Oleochemicals
1.8
Some
Common
Liquid
Products
Requiring
Bulk
Storage
1.9
Implications
of
Chemical
Characteristics
1.10
Naming
and
Numbering
Chemicals
1.11
Chemical
Classification
Systems
1.12
Material
Safety
Data
Sheets
(MSDS)
1.13
Special
Information
or
Product
Specific
Requirements
References
and
Further
Reading
2.
Storage
Tanks
and
Equipment
2.1
Introduction
2.2
Regulatory
Considerations
2.3
Risk
Assessment
2.4
Overview
of
Tank
Types
2.5
Location
and
Layout
of
Tanks
2.6
General
Tank
Design
and
Construction
2.7
Pipework
Systems
and
Pumps
2.8
Common
Fittings
and
Fixtures
2.9
Earthing
and
Bonding
2.10
Gauging,
Temperature
Measurement
and
Sampling
2.11
Vapour
and
Emission
Control
2.12
Bunds
and
Drains
(also
Referred
to
as
Dikes)
2.13
Fire
Safety
2.14
Operational
Issues
2.15
Tank
Cleaning
2.16
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
3.
Product
Transfer
Equipment
3.1
Introduction
3.2
Regulatory
Considerations
3.3
Risk
Assessment
3.4
General
Considerations
3.5
Pumps
3.6
Pipes
3.7
Valves
3.8
Hoses
3.9
Loading
Arms
3.10
Couplings
and
Gaskets
3.11
Measuring
Systems
3.12
Ancillary
Equipment
3.13
Earthing
and
Bonding
3.14
Operational
Issues
3.15
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
4.
Vapour
and
Emission
Control
4.1
Introduction
4.2
Air
Quality
Management
4.3
Problems
Associated
with
Emissions
4.4
Product
Characteristics
and
Equipment
Choice
4.5
Emissions
Reduction
Programmes
4.6
Sources
of
Emissions
4.7
Emission
Monitoring
and
Control
4.8
Vapour
Lines
and
Ancillary
Equipment
4.9
Flame
and
Detonation
Arresters
4.10
Blowers
and
Eductors
4.11
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
4.12
Emissions
from
Incidents
and
Accidents
References
and
Further
Reading
5.
Jetty
and
Shipping
5.1
Introduction
5.2
Regulatory
Considerations
5.3
Risk
Assessment
5.4
Design
and
Construction
5.5
Jetty
Infrastructure
5.6
Cargo
Transfer
Equipment
5.7
Waste
Handling
Facilities
5.8
Jetty
Operations
5.9
Emergency
Response
5.10
Jetty
Security
5.11
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
6.
Road
and
Rail
6.1
Introduction
6.2
Regulatory
and
Terminal
Considerations
6.3
Road
and
Rail
Loading
Station
Risk
Assessments
6.4
Loading
and
Unloading
Infrastructure
6.5
Loading
Station
Product
Transfer
Equipment
and
Systems
6.6
Operations
6.7
Emergency
Response
6.8
Security
6.9
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
7.
Warehousing
and
Drumming
7.1
Introduction
7.2
Regulatory
Requirements
7.3
Risk
Assessment
and
Management
7.4
Product
Hazards
and
Classification
7.5
Dangerous
Goods
Packaging
Requirements
7.6
Labelling
of
Drums
and
IBCs
7.7
Drumming
7.8
Warehouse
and
Infrastructure
7.9
Product
Implications
and
Warehouse
Types
7.10
Storage
Arrangements
7.11
Training
7.12
Drum
and
IBC
Filling
7.13
Warehousing
Operations
7.14
Pallets
7.15
Fire
Safety
7.16
Emergency
Response
7.17
Security
7.18
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
8.
Hazardous
Area
Classification
8.1
Introduction
8.2
Regulatory
Considerations
8.3
Hazardous
Area
Classification
Systems
8.4
Fire
and
Explosion
8.5
Product
Characteristics
8.6
Hazardous
Area
Classification
–
Assessing
the
Risk
8.7
Documentation
8.8
Overview
of
ATEX
Requirements
8.9
Vehicles
as
Mobile
Sources
of
Ignition
8.10
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
VOLUME
II
9.
Fire
Safety
9.1
Introduction
9.2
Regulatory
Considerations
9.3
Classification
of
Fires
9.4
Terminal
Fire
and
Explosion
Hazard
Areas
9.5
Fire-Related
Hazards
9.6
Fire
and
Explosion
Hazard
Management
(FEHM)
9.7
Fire
Prevention
9.8
Fire
and
Flammable
Vapour
Detection
9.9
Fire
Protection
9.10
Fire
Response
Strategies
and
Options
9.11
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
10.
Buildings
10.1
Introduction
10.2
Regulatory
Considerations
10.3
Building
Risk
Assessments
10.4
Fires
10.5
Toxic
Materials
10.6
Explosions
10.7
Management
of
Change
10.8
Terminal
Layout
and
Buildings
10.9
General
Ventilation
Issues
10.10
Emergency
Response
10.11
Security
10.12
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
11.
Solid
and
Liquid
Waste
11.1
Introduction
11.2
Regulatory
Compliance
11.3
Terminal
Waste
Inventory
11.4
Water
Management
11.5
Sewers,
Drains
and
Bunds
11.6
Water
Collection
and
Treatment
Facilities
11.7
Cleaning
11.8
Waste
11.9
Waste
Handling
11.10
Carriage
and
Disposal
of
Hazardous
Waste
11.11
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
12.
Electrical
Equipment
and
Power
Distribution
12.1
Introduction
12.2
Regulatory
Considerations
12.3
Risk
Assessment
12.4
System
Drawings
and
Schedules
12.5
Substations
and
Switch
Rooms
12.6
Cables
and
Ancillary
Equipment
12.7
Motors
and
Ancillary
Equipment
12.8
Lighting
12.9
Transportable
and
Portable
Equipment
12.10
Alternative
Energy
Sources
12.11
Earthing
and
Static
Protection
12.12
Cathodic
Protection
12.13
Fire
Safety
12.14
Emergency
Response
12.15
Security
Arrangements
12.16
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
13.
Traffic
Circulation
and
Control
13.1
Introduction
13.2
Regulatory
and
Terminal
Considerations
13.3
Traffic
Circulation
Risk
Assessments
13.4
Vehicle
Safety
13.5
General
Design
Principles
for
Roads
and
Facilities
13.6
General
Traffic
Management
13.7
Receipts
and
Deliveries
13.8
Driver
Requirements
and
Control
13.9
Emergency
Response
13.10
Security
13.11
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
14.
Personnel
Safety
14.1
Introduction
14.2
Factors
Affecting
Health
and
Safety
14.3
Occupational
Health
Controls
14.4
Personal
Protective
Equipment
14.5
Job
Safety
Analysis
14.6
Permit
to
Work
Systems
References
and
Further
Reading
15.
Emergency
Response
15.1
Introduction
15.2
Regulatory
Considerations
15.3
Assessment
of
Risks
and
Consequences
15.4
Emergency
Preparedness
15.5
Emergency
Response
Plans
(ERP)
15.6
Post
Incident
Cleanup
and
Recovery
15.7
Information
and
Training
15.8
Resources
(Manpower/Equipment/Materials)
15.9
Security
Arrangements
15.10
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
16.
Security
16.1
Introduction
16.2
Regulatory
Considerations
16.3
Security
Risk
Assessment
16.4
Security
Plan
16.5
Security
Performance
Standards
16.6
Security
Training
16.7
Site
Security
16.8
Security
and
the
Carriage
of
Dangerous
Goods
16.9
Pipeline
Security
16.10
Jetty
Security
16.11
CCTV
Cameras
16.12
Computer
and
Document
Security
16.13
Security
Against
Insider
Activities
16.14
Security
and
Emergency
Response
16.15
Inspection,
Testing
and
Maintenance
References
and
Further
Reading
17.
Management
of
the
Terminal
17.1
Level
1
–
Policies
and
Procedures
17.2
Level
2
–
Objectives
and
Management
Plans
17.3
Level
3
–
Operational
Disciplines
The CDI is a chemical industry organization, incorporated under the law of the Netherlands as the Stichting Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI) and operates as a non-profit making foundation.
CDI is managed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven individuals nominated by the participating chemical companies. The Board of Directors establishes policy and is responsible for overall affairs of the foundation. Individual Executive Boards are elected to oversee and direct the staff managing day to day activities for the Marine, Terminals and Marine Packed Cargo Schemes.
- Number of Pages:
- 582
- ISBN:
- 9781856095198
- Published Date:
- May 2012
- Binding Format:
- Hardback
- Book Height:
- 300 mm
- Book Width:
- 220 mm
- Weight:
- 3.2 kg
Reviews
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ostensibly a handbook for those subject to CDI-T inspection but in reality an encyclopaedic summary of everything you need to know about chemical terminals, depots and product handling
How to do it all SAFETY This month sees the publication of the BLCH Guide, ostensibly a handbook for those subject to CDI-T inspection but in reality an encyclopaedic summary of everything you need to know about chemical terminals, depots and product handling The Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI) has been instrumental over the past 15 years or so in improving standards in the chemical and gas tanker shipping sectors and in bulk storage terminals handling liquid chemicals. Its CDI-T inspection protocol, which is part of the European chemical industry’s application of the Responsible Care precepts, has spread beyond its original bounds and is now recognised worldwide as an objective and useful system of third-party verification, used by cargo owners and terminals themselves as a means of benchmarking quality. CDI’s expertise in the terminals sector has now been bundled into a two-volume, 560-page handbook, the Bulk Liquid Chemical Handling Guide for Plants, Terminals, Storage and Distribution Depots, handily abbreviated as the (BLCH) Guide, published for the first time this month. The stated aim of the Guide is to provide detailed guidance for managers and employees at terminals and other facilities and for terminal inspectors when answering the questions contained in the CDI Terminal Inspection Protocol. However, CDI says, it should also be useful to anyone involved in bulk liquid chemical handling, either as a terminal or as a service provider. Indeed, the list of potential readers includes not just terminals but chemical shippers, chemical shipowners, road tanker operators, chemical processing facilities and those companies that provide equipment and services to storage terminal facilities. One world vision CDI does not set standards. Similarly, the BLCH Guide does not offer an industry standard but, rather, recognises the requirements of applicable legislation in various territories. It also references industry best practice for the safe and secure handling of bulk liquid chemicals, as provided for by the various international, regional and national standards-setting bodies and by respected industry associations. To meet corporate and legal requirements, chemical companies storing products at terminals around the world need to ensure that they all meet generally accepted minimum technical and operational standards, both local and international. Some terminals are located in countries or regions where there are established high standards and strict regulatory requirements and controls that have been established and implemented over decades. Some are located where standards and regulatory requirements and controls are in varying stages of development or implementation. The BLCH Guide provides guidance on the various solutions available to achieve an international level of consistency for safe and high quality operation of bulk liquid chemical terminals and the handling of liquid chemicals in bulk in the associated transport and distribution sectors. That guidance is spelled out in 17 chapters covering: - chemicals and their classification - storage tanks and their equipment - product transfer equipment - vapour and emissions control - jetties and shipping - road and rail connections - drumming and warehousing - hazardous area classification - fire safety - buildings - solid and liquid waste - electrical and power distribution - traffic circulation and control - personnel safety - emergency response - security, and - management of the terminal. Meeting a need The need for the Guide is outlined by Capt Howard Snaith, CDI’s general manager: “In addition to chemical industry demands for a robust inspection scheme, CDI receives a constant stream of enquires from the bulk liquid chemical storage industry, seeking guidance and understanding of best industry practice. CDI’s primary objective is to constantly improve the operating standards of the supply chain, and whilst the global players generally have excellent standards of operation, there remains an obligation for CDI to raise operating standards of all players. “Compliance in the world fleet of chemical tankers is relatively easy to measure against international regulations and the abundance of established best industry practice. In sharp contrast, for the bulk liquid chemical storage industry, there is no international legislation and the national legislation differs widely from one region of the world to another. Both the chemical industry and the storage industry require an industry reference, a quick guide to provide answers for the terminal manager, the supply chain manager, the employee, the surveyor and not least as a teaching reference for the next generation. Additionally and most important, the reference has to be international to bring the global consistency that is desired.” As the process of putting the Guide together went along, however, it became clear that it had wider applicability. Snaith continues: “Originally it was envisaged that the Guide would be an essential handbook for both the chemical and bulk liquid storage industries. However, as the work progressed, it has become clear that the publication will be valuable to a much wider group of industries. A liquid storage terminal has so many operations taking place, each with individual and critical disciplines: tanks, drumming, packaging, road and rail, ships, barges, waste water, emergency response, etc, all requiring the application of best industry practice. Information exists, but from so many sources that it is fragmented and often difficult to locate; no single publication brings the data together in one volume of internationally consistent best practice. This publication will provide answers for the numerous employee groups involved in the whole chemical distribution industry, and beyond.” Publisher Witherby Seamanship has set up a dedicated website for the Guide, which contains more details about the book and also full ordering details – go to www.chemicalhandling.org for full information.
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Very useful Guide!
(Posted on 15/11/2012) I have read The BLCH Guide and in my opinion is a very useful guide to all persons involved working in the concerned environment.