(140a) The Global Importance of Facility Siting, Community Planning and Emergency Response
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2021
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety
Global Congress on Process Safety
Increasing the Value of Facility Siting
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 1:30pm to 1:50pm
In addition to the weather-related tragedies, many incidents have had a significant impact due to lack of planning from a facility siting and zoning aspect and community growth around the sites over a long period of time. These include a scale-up facility using reactive hydroxylamine that experienced a runaway reaction and explosion, a fertilizer company storing ammonium nitrate that the town surrounded, and a port/warehouse where residence taking videos off of their balcony were knocked down when a blast at the facility occurred.
This presentation will discuss facility siting and layout, government zoning regulations, emergency responder training, and community awareness. Recommendations and considerations will be given that can be implemented globally to reduce both the impact and the risk to communities and responders.