Prevention from Explosion in Chemical Plant —- Example in Toagosei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd

Abstract

We, Toagosei Chemical Industry, have buckled down seriously to the safety problem with making the best use of our experience of plant accidents happened in the past. With an explosion accident in 1952 as a momentum, our plant operation was standardized. Then, with an explosion accident in 1972 as a momentum, an expert committee for the prevention of plant accidents was institutionalized. By the said committee, the checking for causes of accidents is done as to each stage of research, engineering, and test operation. The check list is used for this purpose. Now, we would introduce the part relating to the explosion. Differential Scanning Calorimeter is effective for the checking against explosive chemicals of which counterplan is difficult to be set. © 1979, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan. All rights reserved.