Register Log in Shopping cart 0. No search results. To ensure that the best achievable protection is provided, the Commission continuously updates the MOTEMS regulations through public and transparent rulemakings that allow abundant opportunities for public participation. These comprehensive standards contain requirements for assessment of the structural, mechanical, and electrical systems at marine oil terminals, including, but not limited to:.
New marine oil terminals and new berthing systems are required to have MOTEMS compliant evaluations analyses and designs prior to construction, and to complete a MOTEMS initial audit prior to commencement or recommencement of operations. The MOTEMS also require Post-Event Notification and Inspection following a significant, potentially damage-causing event, such as an earthquake, storm, vessel impact, passing vessel incident, fire, explosion, or tsunami.
A report from the International Finance Corporation noted static electricity can build up, potentially creating sparking, which would then ignite hazardous chemicals. Additionally, open flames from destructive tools should be avoided.
All electrical sources should be appropriately grounded while all hot-work maintenance should be supervised and accompanied by backup safeguards. Operators of terminal facilities should also ensure incoming tankers and barges follow strict emergency response plans while loading, as every additional transportation asset has the capacity to increase flammable risks.
Weather-related construction procedures Though external factors such as weather are difficult to predict, safety precautions should be exercised nonetheless. Lightning is a prominent concern, as a single strike has the capacity to break or weaken the walls of a structure or ignite combustible gases or materials on-site. Heavy rains, wind, hail, earthquakes and hurricanes also have the propensity to damage production assets.
Scattered debris from natural events can interrupt the flow of operations or knockout power sources. Over time, a mixture of rainwater and on-site liquids can form an acidic compound that is detrimental to the environment as well as metal structures. This wastewater must be properly disposed to ensure there is no runoff to surrounding communities or corrosive damage to assets.
Prior to construction, the materials intended to be used should be tested for mechanical strength and ability to withstand high-risk situations under duress. During the construction phase and prior to commissioning assets, service providers should conduct preliminary stress tests to determine stability and whether additional safety mechanisms or emergency response plans should be implemented.
Depending on the region in which the terminal is located, varying natural events are likely to play a role in the type of testing involved.
Increase of efficiency and reduction of efforts by performing remote automated proof tests. Reduction of insurance costs as well as increase of plant performance and productivity. Although Liquiphant point level switches were deployed from the beginning, they were subject to regular manual proof tests.
These involved personnel climbing the tanks, removing the transmitter and simulating an alarm by putting the sensor into a bucket of oil. Typically, these took four hours per test and tank, during which time the tank was out of operation. In addition to time, limited space in the control room and integration with existing SCADA system were also challenging.
With the introduction of the AOPS, such time-consuming tests have become a thing of the past.
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