INFORMATION
Thailand governments (Pollution Control Department, Department of Industrial Works and Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been taking initiatives, called 'Pollutant Release, Transfer & Register (PRTR) Pilot Project' in Rayong Province, locates on the south eastern region of Thailand.
Key components in this project are as follows;
- Develop calculation methods to estimate amount of release and transfer of hazardous chemicals, designated by the Pilot Project [Completed].
- Submit data voluntarily to government by polluters who belong to industrial sectors, based on the 'calculation methods' for each industrial categories [Ongoing].
- Grasp amount of release, transfer chemicals from various sectors including industry, house, hospital, vehicle etc [Ongoing].
Example: Data Validation Meeting at headquarters of Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)
http://www.jica.go.jp/project/english/thailand/013/news/general/140815.html
- Share information on chemicals with various stakeholders through RISK COMMUNICATION MEETINGS in Rayong area with facilitator and chemicals adviser who have specific knowledge on management of this kinds of meeting and chemicals [Ongoing].
- Build basic scheme (plan) on PRTR system to mitigate environmental impacts in Thailand, associated with chemicals by means of various policy mixture [Ongoing].
Contact;
If you want to know more details of PRTR, please conect with
- Shinya Hashimoto,
Managing Director, HS-TECH ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
shinya_h@hstecheng.com
TEL; 0915454896
SVI was ordered closed for 60 days for damage assessment and safety inspection by Industry Minister, Chakramon Phasukvanich on October 12.
Thai lnguage version is available to click on here ; 
SVI Fire Thai Nov 24.pdf (0.4MB)
Damage was initially estimated at more than 500 million baht due to the fire at SVI Co., expected to cause by sparks from welder’s torches or something [1]
SVI Co. makes electronics parts for CCTV cameras at the Bang Kradi Industrial Estate in Pathumthani, Thailand. The fire happened at the 200×300 meters plant. Two female workers were injured from suffocation. The poisonous fumes from the fire forced rescue officials and plant security to evacuate all 600 workers who worked at other plants nearby[2].
Police investigators speculate that the source of the fire might have originated from sparks from welders torches that could have spattered on to flammable electronic components and setting them on fire.The deputy director–general of the Department of Industrial Works, Sakda Phankla insists that the noxious odor emanating from the factory was not chemical. The stocks of chemical such as alcohols and thinners are safe and were not burnt and have been moved to a safe location[3].
Due to safety concerns, authorities from the Pollution Control Department is closely monitoring fumesfrom the factory that may pose a health threat as some acidic gases have been detected. He warns that these gases could detrimentally affect the human respiratory system if more than one hour exposure is experienced[3].
[OUR SOLUTION]
RISK ASSESSMEN
We are able to point out risks, accosiated with chemicals in your production lines, ware houses etc.
We are able to make countermeasures to mitigate chemicals risk.
An example of the RISK ASSESSMENT can be seen by clicking the link below;
Risk mitigation countermeasure (0.39MB)
Organization’s various risks Thai version a.pdf (0.13MB)
FIRE SIMULATION
Have you ever seen the way on how to simulate gases dispersion and heat flux, associated with fire? We are able to make model to estimate damage area in 3 dimensional way by using state of the art computer technologies with PANFIRE, provided by fluidyn Co.
SOURCE: fluidyn Co., France
[1]http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/443021/hundreds-escape-fire-in-factory
[3]http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/svi-electronics-component-plant-fire-causes-billion-baht-damage/
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Technology specialist
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In May 30th, Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) in Japan disclosed a report that petro-chemical complexes have five times increase in the number of fire, explosion etc. related accidents compared to 20 year ago. There were 248 of accidents in 2013 except for accidents caused by earthquake.
Some newspapers pointed out that knowledge on plant operation methods did not transfer from matured staffs to young staffs very much.
You can down load the report to click on the link below, only available for Japanese version.
Please get in touch with us if you want to know the details of the accidents in Japan
05_houdoushiryou .pdf (1.39MB)
Mr. Hashimoto has took part in Pollutant Release, Transfer & Register (PRTR) Pilot Project in Rayong, Thailand effective since last August.
He is in charge of Risk Communication Area to develope methods and procedures on how to share risks associated with industrial chemicals.
Meeting at headquaters of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), Bangkok (2014)
You can see details of the PRTR Project at;
LESSON LEARNED from PAST INCIDENT REPORTS at REFINERY in BP, TEXAS, USA, prepared by U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. on March 23, 2005, a series of explosions occurred at the BP Texas City refinery during the restarting of a hydrocarbon isomerization unit. Fifteen workers were killed and 180 others were injured. Many of the victims were in or around work trailers located near an atmospheric vent stack. The explosions occurred when a distillation tower flooded with hydrocarbons and was overpressurized, causing a geyser-like release from the vent stack [1].
BP, TEXAS [1]
Cloud extent comparing field observations (red line) to dispersion modeling [1]
SOURCE:
INVESTIGATION REPOR,T REFINERY EXPLOSION AND FIRE, U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD, REPORT NO. 2005-04-I-TX, MARCH 2007.
[1]http://www.csb.gov/bp-america-refinery-explosion/
YOU TUBE
Outlines of the incident at;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9JY3eT4cdM&list=UUXIkr0SRTnZO4_QpZozvCCA&index=47
IN DEPTH REPORTS, prepared by U.S. Chemical Safety Board at;
http://www.csb.gov/bp-america-refinery-explosion/
WORST CASE SCENARIO BUILDING
It goes without saying that thoroughly investigate the incident and reconstruct system that allows to prevent from recurrence of the incidents.
We think that it is also important to estimate affected area, based on the worst case scenario, taking into account of existing guidance such as;
U.S. EPA METHODS;
RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GUIDANCE FOR OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS
CONTENTS;
Determining Worst-Case Scenario
In case of Toxic Gases
In case of Toxic Liquids
In case of Flammable Substances
Release Rates for Toxic Substances
Estimation of Worst-Case Distance to Toxic Endpoint
Estimation of Distance to Overpressure Endpoint for Flammable Substances
[http://www2.epa.gov/rmp/guidance-facilities-risk-management-programs-rmp]
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TECHNICAL BACKGROUND DOCUMENT FOR OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS FOR ANHYDROUS AQUEOUS AMMONIA, CHLORINE, AND SULFUR DIOXIDE
OUR SOLUTIONS;
For example;
Estimation for an affected area, caused by accident, associated with chemicals, usng Fluidyn PANWAVE.
PANWAVE is a module of PANACHE developed for the simulation of the consequences of total (sudden rapture of a tank) or partial leaks (breach or rapture in a branch connection) following an accident.
PANWAVE helps to simulate wave effects and to obtain the pressure of the impact on the retention walls and provides solutions to improve the retention capacity of the liquid.
In the safety directives for classified sites (SEVESO II, procedures for storage of toxic/flammable liquids), the loss of containment due to a sudden tank rupture can be correctly analyzed only by means of numerical simulation of pressure load and eventual overtopping on the storage sites. fluidyn-PANWAVE is a dedicated tool for such simulations in the chemical, petrochemical and agro industries sectors.
For more details, visit the web site at;
http://www.fluidyn.com/fluidyn/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=138&Itemid=119