Chemical Injection: Offshore Coshh Essentials
Chemical Injection: Offshore Coshh Essentials
Executive
Offshore
COSHH Control approach 3
essentials Containment
Facilities
Following this guidance is not compulsory
and you are free to take other action. But Storage
if you do follow this guidance, you will 3 Where appropriate, provide a well-ventilated, flameproof store with spill
normally be doing enough to comply with clean-up kits.
the law. Health and safety inspectors seek 3 Keep tanks and containers in defined, bunded areas.
to secure compliance with the law and may 3 Label tote tanks, containers and lines clearly.
refer to this guidance as illustrating good 3 Vent air displaced from bulk liquids to a safe place.
practice. 3 Segregate incompatible materials, and segregate waste.
3 Clearly display the labels on chemical containers.
Also see essential information on the back 3 Provide for drainage to appropriate drains, eg closed drains.
of the sheet. 3 Provide eyewash equipment and an emergency shower close to the
work site.
Chemical injection OCE10 Containment
Control equipment
3 Install dedicated, labelled transfer lines between supply boats and tote
tanks, and to the injection point.
3 Provide bunds for chemical injection tanks.
3 Use dry-release couplings only.
3 Provide low-level and high-level alarms on tote tanks.
3 Where necessary, chemical pumps may need multiple heads to supply
multiple injection points.
3 Ensure that displaced vapours vent to a safe place or to a vapour
recovery system.
Control procedures
3 Activate each pump head and calibrate its flow rate. Set the volume to
be dispensed from each head.
3 For multi-head pumps, activate heads one by one. Don’t turn them all
on at once.
Emergency procedures
3 Ensure operators close down the transfer process if fluids are leaking.
3 In the event of a significant spillage contact the control room or follow
established spill procedure.
Other hazards
Flammability
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marine environment
Further information
Tote tanks
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