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A methodology for overall consequence modeling in chemical industry.
1Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
Journal of Hazardous Materials
|May 12, 2009
Summary
This study introduces a new consequence assessment framework for the chemical industry. It offers a faster, more accurate method for evaluating risks to human health, safety, and the environment.
Area of Science:
- Chemical Engineering
- Risk Management
- Environmental Science
Background:
- Risk assessment is crucial in the chemical process industry for protecting human and ecological well-being.
- Current consequence estimation methods are often time-consuming, rely on complex models, and inadequately account for all loss factors, reducing risk assessment quality.
- There is a need for detailed consequence modeling that incorporates all major loss categories efficiently.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a conceptual framework for comprehensive consequence assessment in the chemical industry.
- To create a methodology for calculating and normalizing various loss components (production, assets, human health & safety, environment) for an overall consequence score.
- To validate the proposed methodology through a case study involving benzene extraction.
Main Methods:
- Development of a conceptual framework integrating all significant loss categories.
- Formulation of a calculation methodology for quantifying production, assets, human health & safety, and environmental losses.
- Normalization of calculated losses to derive a unified overall consequence value.
- Application of the methodology to a benzene extraction plant case study for comparative analysis.
Main Results:
- The proposed framework provides a structured approach to consequence assessment.
- The developed methodology allows for the calculation and normalization of diverse loss components.
- Case study results demonstrate the feasibility and potential improvements over existing methods in terms of detail and efficiency.
Conclusions:
- The developed conceptual framework and methodology offer a more comprehensive and efficient approach to consequence assessment in the chemical industry.
- This improved method enhances the quality of risk assessment by considering all major loss factors.
- The study highlights the importance of detailed, optimized consequence modeling for better decision-making in industrial safety and environmental protection.
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