Notice on Holding a Special Training Course on Difficulties in the Fire Protection Design Codes for Petrochemical Enterprises and Related Design Examples

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SINOPEC Training Notice [2018] No. 36: Announcement on Holding a Special Training Course on “Difficulties in the Application of Fire Protection Codes for Petrochemical Enterprise Design and Relevant Design Examples”
Organizer: Training Center of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association
Host: Beijing Times Intelligent Selection Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Media Support: Haichuan Chemical Forum
To all relevant parties: The “Fire Protection Code for Petrochemical Enterprise Design” (GB50160-2008) serves as the basis for fire protection design in petrochemical projects, as well as the standard used by safety and fire control authorities for reviewing and supervising such projects. This standard was implemented in July 2009, but it has been continuously revised and improved in light of evolving circumstances ； The draft for revision in 2017 was submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in September 2017, and it will be promulgated and implemented as soon as it is approved. In recent years, the petroleum and chemical industries in our country have experienced numerous leaks, fires, or explosions, accidents that have had significant social impacts. Analyzing the causes, characteristics, and patterns of accidents, and applying the concepts and methods of intrinsically safe design at the early stages of petrochemical process and plant design to develop effective accident prevention measures is of great significance for preventing accidents and reducing the losses they cause. To help relevant personnel in various organizations systematically understand the key technical aspects that need to be focused on in the fire protection codes for petrochemical design, as well as how to address difficulties encountered in the implementation of these codes and the contents of any partial revisions, to discuss and exchange views on the contentious issues in fire protection design practice and their ultimate solutions, and to effectively improve the comprehensive professional skills and competence of such personnel. Our center has specially organized a training course on \"In-depth Analysis of Fire Protection Codes for the Design of Petrochemical Enterprises and Design Examples\". The training course will invite the standard compilers and other authoritative experts to conduct analyses and explanations using specific engineering examples, so that the participants can truly gain knowledge and improve their skills. All units are requested to send representatives to attend. The details regarding this training course are as follows: I. Main training contents: (1) Explanations and analyses of the provisions in the 2017 partial revisions to the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises\" ； (II) Key issues and challenges in the implementation of the Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises. 1. Fire separation distances between petrochemical enterprises and similar enterprises ； 2. Difficult issues in the storage, transportation, and inter-plant pipeline sections of the “standards” ； 3. Analysis of difficult issues regarding chemical park and plant layout in the “Specifications” ； 4. Issues to be noted by small petrochemical enterprises when implementing the “standards” ； 5. Differences and harmonization issues between the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises\" and certain provisions in codes such as the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings\", the \"Code for Design of Oil Depots\", and the \"Code for Design of Oil Reserve Depots\". (III) Engineering examples and in-depth analyses of fire protection design and construction drawing review in the petrochemical industry 1. Challenges encountered in petrochemical fire protection design, review, and acceptance, along with corresponding countermeasures. For example: \"How to determine whether a project should follow the ‘Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises’ or the ‘Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings’, and what is the basis for this decision?\" ”The fire separation distance for the accident pool is not specified in the standards regarding safety requirements; how should its fire separation distance be determined? ”When a chemical project shares a common wall with other enterprises, and those adjacent enterprises are not of the same type, how should the required clearance distances be determined? How should the overlapping gaps in the regulations regarding fire separation distances between the ‘Building Codes’ and the ‘Petroleum and Chemical Industry Regulations’ be addressed? ”How should conflicts between the owner’s requirements and the regulatory provisions be handled? ” Wait. 2. Fire protection design methods, requirements for design depth, and key points for construction drawing review. (IV) Fire protection topics 1: Interpretation of the controversial clauses in the \"Technical Code for Fire Water Supply and Fire Hydrant Systems\" (GB50974-2014), as well as the difficulties and key points in its implementation ； 2. Current problems in China’s fire water supply and fire hydrant systems, as well as solutions and approaches ； 3. Fire fighting and rescue in large hazardous chemical areas and foreign fire prevention examples. (V) Analysis of the accident at the Fujian Gulei PX project and its implications for fire protection design in the petrochemical industry. II. Target participants: Professional and technical personnel in the fields of chemistry, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, light industry, etc., who are engaged in process, plant, and safety design work ； Technical personnel in various survey and design-related fields ； Technical personnel and managers from the design, fire protection, and safety departments of various petrochemical enterprises ； Responsible leaders from the fire prevention departments (sections, divisions) of fire departments (teams) across various regions, as well as heads of relevant departments and key technical personnel. III. Time and Location: October 31 – November 3, 2018. Location: Wuhan City. IV. Training fees and certification: The training fee and material cost are 2,800 yuan per person; accommodation will be arranged separately, with costs to be borne by the participants themselves. The lectures will incorporate case studies, supplemented by live discussions. Those who complete the training are issued a completion certificate by the organizing party, which serves as an important basis for continuing engineering education. (Please bring a 1-inch or 2-inch photo). V. Preferential policies: All participants in this training will enjoy the ‘six exemptions and one discount’ policy; in addition, various professional services such as in-house training can be provided according to the specific needs of the enterprises. VI. Registration contact information: Representatives who wish to attend the training should arrange their work in advance, fill out the registration form, and fax it to the training organization so that we can handle the arrangements. The organizing committee will send out the ‘Registration Notice’ 7 days before the course starts, providing details regarding registration and other matters. Contact person: Jiang Huaning, 18842804820 (WeChat available as well). Email: jianghuaning@hcbbs.com. China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association Training Center, Haichuan Chemical Forum, September 2018