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POWER
GENERATION
Power Generation Industry refers to the facilities that generate electricity from
sources like coal, natural gas, solar, wind and nuclear energy.
Power generation industry
Like every industry, power generation industry also comes with a fair share of safety risks. Although, power generation industry is much safer than before, workers are exposed to many chemical, biological and physical health hazards. In order to build-up a safe workplace, identification and evaluation of potential risk and hazards is imperative. Some specific hazards associated with power generation industry are electrical shocks and burns, falls, dropped objects, boiler fires and explosions, environmental stress, confined spaces, and contact with hazardous chemicals.
Electrocution
Electrocution is a severe consequence of electrical shocks at a power generation industry. In electrical-related incidents, burn injuries due to arc flash are also common. Power generation workers operating at high altitude have risk of injuries or fatalities by falling from the top due to electrical shocks. One of the persistent threats at this kind of industry is dropped objects, especially during maintenance periods when workers are at height and there is increased danger of objects being dropped in stairwells and walkways. In gas-fired power generation industry, boiler fires and explosions are common because of presence of steam and gas turbines. Moreover, compressors, generators and transformers are the usual source of fire and explosion in power generation industry.
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Heat stress
Heat stress is one of the environmental challenge workers confront, it negatively impacts the health and safety of workers and can also have fatal consequences. Employees working in confined spaces have a major threat of hazardous gases and chemical during manufacturing phase. Moreover, it can also cause serious breathing issues. In power sector, discharge of hazardous chemicals is an ongoing process and it can pose extreme threat to workers who work in the close proximity of such chemicals.
Training
After the identification of various health and safety hazards related to this industry, it is equally important to discuss best practices to characterize them and implement an effective continuous improvement cycle to control these hazards. Firstly, workers should comply with all the safety precautions set forth by OSHA. Apart from this, Job Specific Training to workers can cover general safety practices for working in power generation industry, also it create awareness which allows workers to make safe decisions that lead to more efficient processes. Placing a physical barrier, like machine guards, railings, or locked-out machines, can protect workers from hazard like falling.
Personal Protective Equipment
Effective use Personal Protective Equipment can help to deal with various hazards like fires, gases and dangerous chemicals. Furthermore, fire and explosion hazards can be minimized using flame-retardant cable, fire protection solutions and establishing risk tolerance. For the drops prevention, toe boards, hand-rails, working platforms and netting can help in tackling dropped objects in the energy sector. To reduce the threat in confined spaces, operational control and tagging system can be used to restrict the access for the safety of workers. As the power generation industry will develop in the future, it is expected that better and advanced safety measures will be implemented.
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Construction and maintenance
Construction and maintenance operations call for the use of industrial safety products that are not necessarily used every day on industrial sites.
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Electrical Contractors
Electrical contractors enter new worksites nearly daily. These worksites are ever changing, necessitating the constant routing and rerouting of electrical cables and hoses of various sizes.
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing safety products vary as widely as the industry. In order to keep your employees safe, manufacturing supplies must be sourced from trusted, reputable sources.
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Marine and offshore
In marine and offshore, people tend to work in small workspaces on water. Especially there a safe work environment is crucial.
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Mining
The mining industry is notorious for extreme workplace hazards. For this reason, innovations in mine safety are of the utmost importance.
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Oil Well/Oilfield Companies
Facilities in the oil and gas industry are notorious for potential workplace hazards. For this reason, there is a large demand for safety equipment.
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Petrochemical Companies and Oil Refineries
Petrochemical companies are large multinationals with extremely rigorous safety standards, as instituted by law in most countries.
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Storage and Warehousing
Warehousing and other storage solutions operate under tightly controlled conditions out of necessity. Here, moving vehicles andpedestrian trafficcreate a potential safety nightmare.
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Renewables
Renewables Industry is fastest growing energy sector in many developed and developing countries.
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Power generation
Power Generation Industry refers to the facilities that generate electricity from
sources like coal, natural gas, solar, wind and nuclear energy.