September, 2014
Hindsight | Insight | Foresight
September, 2014
This is a repeating eventSep 22 2020
The wall of the kiln collapsed when 3 workers were inspecting the kiln furnace Proximate causes: • Inadequate tools, equipment & vehicles • Inadequate training/knowledge transfer (Lack of understanding the process
The wall of the kiln collapsed when 3 workers were inspecting the kiln furnace
Proximate causes:
• Inadequate tools, equipment & vehicles
• Inadequate training/knowledge transfer (Lack of understanding the process of the calcination of limestone);
• Lack of work rules/policies/ standards/procedures (lack of standard procedures for inspections);
• Inadequate work rules plan (lack of the pre-start safety review before inspection).
Source: A web-based collection and analysis of process safety incidents (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950423016302285)
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