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Hazards
Hazard is the a physical situation with a potential for human injury, damage to property, damage to the environment,
capital investment or some combination of these.
Typical hazards that exist during Tank Cleaning and related activities are:
l Fire & Explosion (Explosion thru insufficient gas freeing after unloading of highly flammable product)
l Undesired reactions
¡ Polymerization (Depletion of inhibitor or too high temperature)
¡ Drying/Hardning (Formation of a hard debris that is not soluble anymore, requiring treatment with a
Solvent)
¡ Reaction with water (Violent reaction of an Isocyanate after Pre-Cleaning with water)
l Corrosion - Corrosive substances destroy
¡ Human tissue on contact (e.g. skin, eyes and mucous membranes in the mouth and respiratory tract)
¡ Metal or other material used in ship construction. These materials could be corroded at an excessive
rate.

l Exposure to toxic substances (Operator collapsed after wiping of Phenol residues by tank entry without
wearing full chemical suit and SCBA)
l Asphyxiation -Oxygen deficiency (Entry into a tank with inert gas atmosphere)
Hazards can be identified through review of Physical Properties and Product Characteristics of the product to be
cleaned.
l Emissions to the air: As always when ventilating special care must be taken to prevent the risk of explosion
(flammable products) or towards toxic vapours. All normal safety precautions must be taken. ( No smoking,
accommodation ventilation on recirculation etc.) Wind and wind direction must also be a decisive parameter for
the Master to allow ventilation.
l Emissions to the water should be reduced to the absolute minimum. All on board facilities have to operated
carefully according to the P&A Manual to reduce the residues during unloading. All regulations especially
MARPOL I and II have to be followed strictly. MARPOL II category X products and certain category Y products
(Solidifying and High Viscosity Substances) may only be cleaned after a mandatory prewash which has to be
collected by the shore facilities in which this product has been unloaded.

To avoid a buildup of explosive or toxic vapors on deck the amount of gas to be escaped from the tanks should be
limited. Never open and ventilate several tanks at the same time

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