Risk Analysis of a Fuel Storage Terminal Using HAZOP and FTA

José Luis Fuentes-Bargues, Carmen González-Cruz Mª, Cristina González-Gaya and Piedad Baixauli-Pérez Mª
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José Luis Fuentes-Bargues: Departamento de Proyectos de Ingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Carmen González-Cruz Mª: Departamento de Proyectos de Ingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Cristina González-Gaya: Departamento de Ingeniería de Construcción y Fabricación, ETSII, UNED, C/Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Piedad Baixauli-Pérez Mª: Universitat de València, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 46100 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-26

Abstract: The size and complexity of industrial chemical plants, together with the nature of the products handled, means that an analysis and control of the risks involved is required. This paper presents a methodology for risk analysis in chemical and allied industries that is based on a combination of HAZard and OPerability analysis (HAZOP) and a quantitative analysis of the most relevant risks through the development of fault trees, fault tree analysis (FTA). Results from FTA allow prioritizing the preventive and corrective measures to minimize the probability of failure. An analysis of a case study is performed; it consists in the terminal for unloading chemical and petroleum products, and the fuel storage facilities of two companies, in the port of Valencia (Spain). HAZOP analysis shows that loading and unloading areas are the most sensitive areas of the plant and where the most significant danger is a fuel spill. FTA analysis indicates that the most likely event is a fuel spill in tank truck loading area. A sensitivity analysis from the FTA results show the importance of the human factor in all sequences of the possible accidents, so it should be mandatory to improve the training of the staff of the plants.

Keywords: risk; HAZard and OPerability analysis (HAZOP); Fault Tree Analysis (FTA); fuel; storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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