The Huating Coal Industry Coal Chemical (under preparation) facility has achieved 4,000 consecutive days of safe production

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Huating Coal Industry’s Coal Chemicals Plant (under construction) has achieved 4,000 days of continuous safe operation. Author/Source: Huating Coal Industry. Date: November 5, 2021. Clicks: 17. On October 31st, as the number of days of safe operation displayed on the control screen in the dispatch room reached “4,000”, the methanol production plant of this coal chemicals company (under construction) achieved another historic milestone – 4,000 days of continuous safe operation. Since its commissioning, the company has always adhered to the safety production policy of \"safety first, prevention foremost, and comprehensive management.\" Aiming for \"zero injuries,\" and taking the three-year special campaign for safety production improvements as a guiding principle, it has gradually developed a safety culture that emphasizes safety at all times, in all matters, by everyone, and in every place. It has established a comprehensive safety framework that relies on party leadership in ensuring safety, strong institutional measures, technological advancements, training programs, on-site supervision, and systematic safety management. Advancing technology in Anshan to inject new momentum into safety: Since a tubular heat exchanger taken out of service in the air separation unit was added to Unit 702 in the gasification workshop, the problem of unpleasant odors in the working environment of the coal grinding plant has been effectively resolved. The company attaches great importance to technological innovation. Adhering to the development philosophy of \"harmony as the foundation and innovation as the core,\" it actively encourages all employees to participate in technological innovation efforts. It formulates plans for implementing such innovations, revises technical specifications, and establishes schedules for the regular inspection and maintenance of equipment. Standardized and regulated management practices are implemented throughout the process. Driven by production needs and supported by initiatives aimed at fostering innovation, the company has developed a comprehensive technological management system that covers project initiation, research and development, evaluation, and review. Technological achievements are utilized to support production and to address the complex challenges associated with safe production, resulting in a number of high-quality innovations that bring significant benefits. Huating Coal Industry Company submitted 13 key scientific and technological projects, carried out over 180 large-scale technical upgrades and innovations, obtained 15 authorized patents, received 8 scientific and technological awards from Huating Coal Industry Company, and won 9 provincial-level scientific and technological awards. At the same time, the company insists on integrating environmental protection efforts with safety production measures, ensuring strict adherence to ecological safeguards. A series of environmental protection facilities have been installed, including wastewater reuse systems, SNCR denitration systems for boilers, noise control measures, and dust suppression nets. Through water-saving upgrades, 1.215 million cubic meters of raw water are saved each year, and COD emissions are reduced by 18 tons. Through the ultra-low emission retrofitting of thermoelectric boilers, the emissions of major pollutants have been brought in line with the special emission limits for air pollutants from gas turbine units, resulting in emission concentrations of these pollutants that are below the limits set for Class 1 standards. Over a decade of practice in work safety has proven that by exercising strict and meticulous management, we can steadily lay a solid foundation for the company’s inherent safety. Especially during periods of long-term stability and safety, all employees of the company must remain vigilant regarding safety, always maintaining a sense of urgency as if walking on thin ice or standing at the edge of an abyss, and staying alert even in the middle of the night, in order to ensure the sustained and stable operation of the production system over extended periods. ”Zhang Weiping, the Party secretary of the company, has repeatedly emphasized this. The company adheres to a hierarchical management approach for process parameters, implementing daily assessments and early warnings regarding the compliance rate of these parameters, the operational rate of interlocks, and the control of leakage points. It focuses on strengthening safety management for special operations, occasional tasks, as well as maintenance activities, and strictly enforces safety control measures to ensure that all operations are carried out safely and under control. Integrate on-site job process control with on-site inspections, dynamic management, and standardization, enhance comprehensive oversight of \"people, machinery, environment, and management,\" continuously conduct hierarchical assessments of the condition of equipment and facilities, strengthen safeguards for special operations, manage outsourced units in an integrated manner, and standardize the handling of permits and documents, to ensure proper management, effective measures, accurate operations, and adequate supervision throughout the production process. In accordance with the principles of chemical production, it is necessary to strengthen coordination among different specialties. Special inspections should be carried out focusing on key positions, vulnerable periods, and important equipment; surveillance and monitoring of these areas and equipment must be enhanced, and all types of violations and non-compliant operations must be strictly investigated and dealt with. The responsible departments conduct regular inspections and supervision of the implementation of the safety production responsibility system. Adhering to the principle of \"not letting go of anything,\" they strengthen accountability and closed-loop management, intensify efforts to address violations of regulations, and ensure that the mechanisms for safety management reach every team, with preventive measures applied to each employee, every specific task, and every stage of the process. Since the beginning of this year, 529 safety hazards have been identified, of which 512 have been rectified. The company continues to strengthen the modernization of its governance system and governance capabilities. It makes steady progress in striving to become a first-class enterprise in terms of safety production standards. Through the establishment of safety production systems, risk prevention and control systems, safety education and training systems, safety facilities and equipment systems, emergency management systems, and safety culture systems, it has developed a management system for operational activities that focuses on risk identification and systematic management using checklists. It has also established a production management system based on the \"six-step method\" for starting up and shutting down operations, an equipment management system centered on condition monitoring and scheduled maintenance, an environmental protection management system aimed at creating a \"leak-free\" factory, and a talent development system that emphasizes both moral integrity and professional competence. By building a system of the “Five Major Safety Guarantees,” we continuously improve the level of safety management and create a new era of intrinsic safety. Achieving safe production is a long and arduous task; 4,000 days represents a milestone achievement and will also serve as a new starting point. coal