Learning from Fire Accident at Bouali Sina Petrochemical Complex Plant

Yazdi, Mohammad; Adesina, Kehinde Adewale; Korhan, Orhan; Nikfar, Farzaneh

doi:10.1007/s11668-019-00769-w

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“…In Iran, only in 2016, four accidents happened only in petrochemical companies leading to both fatal and financial huge loss for the country. Human unsafe behavior was confirmed as an important factor in their occurrence after accident cause analysis [5].…”

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Interactions among Cognitive Factors Affecting Unsafe Behavior: Integrative Fuzzy DEMATEL ISM Approach

Shakerian

Choobineh

Jahangiri

et al. 2020

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The prevention of industrial accidents is not completely practical by implementing safety programs unless focusing on protecting vulnerable workers. The unsafe behavior cognitive factors (UBCFs) are essential determinants contributing to human failure. This study aimed at eliciting the most important UBCFs, along with investigating hierarchical cause-effect interactions among them. A qualitative approach using metasynthesis was utilized to extract all essential UBCFs among industrial workplaces. Afterward, the relationships between UBCFs were recognized using the fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method and rated by an expert panel. Also, a hierarchical model was developed based on the final matrix of DEMATEL by employing the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) method. Ten criteria were extracted as UBCFs through the metasynthesis method. The threshold value was set as 0.175 in DEMATEL following experts’ ideas. Inadequacy of persons’ resilience and habitual rule ignorance were recognized as the most important predictive UBCFs. The developed model was tested through a case study in a petrochemical company. The results of the study can be used to help industrial managers and HSE practitioners to consider workers’ capabilities either cognitively or physically when designing the required tasks to reduce unsafe behaviors. Also, the findings of the study are applicable for other researchers to prioritize the most important factors affecting unsafe behavior in different workplaces.

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Interactions among Cognitive Factors Affecting Unsafe Behavior: Integrative Fuzzy DEMATEL ISM Approach

Shakerian

Choobineh

Jahangiri

et al. 2020

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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“…In the event of fires, "human errors in proper gasket installation on the flange surface" played an important role, which could be attributed to people's carelessness, rushing to work, heavy workloads, and inexperience. Even experienced people could make an error in correct gasket installation because their work experience could make them ignore correct performance of their work [5]. Human factors play a major role in the occurrence of intermediate and major events [5,15].…”

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“…Even experienced people could make an error in correct gasket installation because their work experience could make them ignore correct performance of their work [5]. Human factors play a major role in the occurrence of intermediate and major events [5,15]. Lessons learned from fire accidents at the Bouali Sina Petrochemical Plant showed that human errors having led to leakages through ruptured blind flange gaskets in the pipeline played a key role in the occurrence of these accidents.…”

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“…Thus, it is necessary for safety specialists to acquire extensive skills, expertise, and knowledge in both technical and human aspects. Besides, they are advised to focus on human error control to increase safety of system processes [5]. Other factors that should be considered in process safety management are the operation safety and reliability of technical equipment.…”

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“…The occurrence of several fires and explosions in 2016 in Iranian petrochemical plants, including Shahid Tondgooyan, Maroon, Bandar Imam Khomeini, Mahshahr, and Bouali Sina, showed that inattention to safety considerations could lead to catastrophic human and financial losses within a short time. Thus, there is still a need for comprehensive efforts to prevent similar incidents in the future [5]. Given the incidents in process industries and their damage to humans and the environment, systematic risk assessment, as an effective tool, is widely used to manage safety in process industries [4].…”

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A Hazard and Operability Study for Assessing Hazard Risks using Fault Tree Analysis in an Iranian Petrochemical Industry Unit (2016)

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Background: Risk assessment is an important tool for reducing casualties and financial damage in the oil and gas industry. This research aimed to identify and evaluate process hazards in the petrochemical industry in 2016. Material and Methods:In this case study, a team was organized and briefed on the process. Besides, hazard identification was performed using the Hazard and Operability Study. Next, causes were analyzed using the Fault Tree Analysis and occurrence probability of top events. Finally, events and subevents were ranked. The minimum cut sets were determined using Boolean algebra. Results: A total of 77 events were identified. Accordingly, unacceptable, tolerable, and acceptable risk levels were 41, 31, and 5 events, respectively. Fire was the most unacceptable risk level, with the final events of "human errors in correct gasket installation on the flange surface" and "flange defects" having had the shares of 51.2 and 21.55%, respectively. Conclusion:The combination of the two HAZOP and FTA techniques is useful in process industries in which incomplete performance of the system and control systems is the most effective factor in the potential occurrence of fire. Human errors and flange defects are the two main factors in this event, so occupational safety and health must be improved in this system. Thus, due to complex interactions between humans, machines, materials, and the environment in systems, such as the petrochemical industry, which lead to uncertainties in safety results of the process, risk assessment is recommended to be performed periodically using different techniques.

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What Are the Critical Well-Drilling Blowouts Barriers? A Progressive DEMATEL-Game Theory

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Learning from Fire Accident at Bouali Sina Petrochemical Complex Plant

Cited by 23 publications

References 63 publications

Interactions among Cognitive Factors Affecting Unsafe Behavior: Integrative Fuzzy DEMATEL ISM Approach

Interactions among Cognitive Factors Affecting Unsafe Behavior: Integrative Fuzzy DEMATEL ISM Approach

A Hazard and Operability Study for Assessing Hazard Risks using Fault Tree Analysis in an Iranian Petrochemical Industry Unit (2016)

What Are the Critical Well-Drilling Blowouts Barriers? A Progressive DEMATEL-Game Theory

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