FLUSHING and PURGING ACID TANKER

Health, Safety &

Environmental Box
PPE
Equipment/Health/
Chemical Hazards

Environmental
Considerations

Basic PPE

Noise

Acid Spill

Hard Hat

Pinch Points

Low PH water

Safety Goggles

Sprays/Leaks

Rubber Boots

Slip/Trip/Fall

Face shield

Acid Vapours

Rubber Gloves

Ascending /Descending

Respirator
Acid Suit

Tool Box

Valve Spanner,
Pipe wrench

Two Way Radio

After all the sludge is removed, the tank can be washed with water.
The key is to get a lot of water into and then out of the tank as fast as
possible - weak sulfuric acid is very corrosive to carbon steel, so you want to
minimize the time that the steel is exposed to weak sulfuric acid. A weak
caustic solution can also be used to neutralize the residual acid. Make sure
the tank is dried, with no standing liquid remaining in the tank as it is
inspected.
1.) Q.
2.) Verify contents of the tanker is emptied and is in proper location, and
parked properly in the correct offloading position near to Nitrogen
station.
3.) Ensure all personnel using acid wagon is in FULL acid PPE (Acid Suit,
Rubber Boots, Rubber Gloves, Face Shield) and availability of portable
safety shower.
4.) Ensure Nitrogen hose and connections are in good condition.
5.) Ensure Acid transfer hose and connections are in good condition.

6.) Ensure availability of good nitrogen pressure.

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Set up and secure Acid transfer hose to sump area and Nitrogen
hose to air inlet on tanker.
Open block valve on acid tanker then open Nitrogen block valve to
acid tanker to start Nitrogen purge.
When purging is completed, Block in Nitrogen supply to tanker and
remove Nitrogen hose.
Close tanker block valve, remove & drain acid hose in dyke and
dilute with water.
After removing hose from vessel, sweep purge tanker with Nitrogen.