Seek standards related to safety distances

This post was last edited by siena2008 on 2009-10-12 09:50. GB 50160-2008 Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Buildings; GB50016-2006 Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings

The safety distance is a concept introduced in the Work Safety Law and is also frequently used in safety inspections. But is there a standard for a safe distance now? No! All fire protection codes specify fire separation distances, but there are no clear regulations regarding the distances that should be maintained in the event of explosions or the spread of toxic substances. This is also a problem that plagues safety inspectors.

Although distance is a tangible concept, it’s indeed difficult to determine the standard, and failing to do so can become an excuse for holding someone accountable!

This year, our province has made maintaining safe distances a key focus of its efforts to address this issue. I wonder what strategies the higher authorities have in mind; I really hope they can provide us with some kind of compilation or guide.

This post was last edited by siena2008 on 2009-10-12 at 09:49. The current standards still in use are the Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises GB 50160-2008 and the Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings GB50016-2006

This post was last edited by siena2008 on 2009-10-12 at 09:50. Our company is currently in the design phase, and for matters related to safety distances, we still use the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises\"—GB 50160-2008 and the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings\"—GB50016-2006

Safety distance? That’s such a broad topic! There’s electrical safety, fire safety, chemical safety, and so on! Basically, every area involves some form of safety distance

The main references are the two national standards, namely the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Petrochemical Enterprises\"—GB 50160-2008 and the \"Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings\"—GB50016-2006. However, some colleagues on the forum have already compiled a portion of this information for everyone’s reference. http://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-70415-1-1.html This post was last edited by lizhongyuan on 2009-3-6 11:01]

What is the relationship between that organized post and the original post?

This standard also specifies distance requirements, as outlined in the \"Requirements and Technical Specifications for the Opening of Hazardous Chemicals Business Enterprises\" GB 18265-2000

All I know is the safety distances involved in the two standards for the 2nd floor!

The standards are the two mentioned on the 2nd floor. As for the distances of explosion and toxin spread mentioned on the 3rd floor, these are generally calculated by software; the models are fixed, so the calculation results are more or less the same

In my opinion, when it comes to ensuring safety, standards and regulations are certainly important, but what’s most crucial is to extract the relevant information from those standards and regulations and present it in a simple, easy-to-understand, and memorable form.

The concept of safety distance actually has two meanings: one is the safety and hygiene distance, and the other is the safety and fire prevention distance. The former is of concern to environmental protection agencies, while the latter is of concern to fire departments. Currently, there is indeed no unified standard regarding safety distances; the requirements related to such distances are generally found scattered in various industry standards for health protection distances and fire protection design specifications.

For now, refer to the petrochemical regulations and carry out some quantitative calculations as a reference.:handshake

1# YTWJH710526: Standards for health protection distances in industrial enterprises with noise pollution as the main issue – GB18083; Standards for health protection distances in small nitrogen fertilizer plants – GB11666; Standards for health protection distances in ordinary calcium phosphate plants – GB11665; Standards for health protection distances in neoprene rubber plants – GB11655; Standards for health protection distances in chlor-alkali plants (producing soda ash through electrolysis) – GB18071-2000; Standards for health protection distances in paint factories – GB18070; Standards for health protection distances in oil refineries – UDC628; Standards for health protection distances in sintering plants – GB11662; Standards for health protection distances in coking plants – GB11661; Standards for health protection distances in petrochemical enterprises – SH 3093; Standards for health protection distances in sulfuric acid plants – GB11663; Standards for health protection distances in polyvinyl chloride resin plants – GB11658; Standards for health protection distances in calcium-magnesium-phosphorus fertilizer plants – GB11664. All these standards relate to issues concerning safety and health protection distances.

This range is too broad; facilities such as oil depots, gas stations, oil terminals, and **factories all have their own regulations, with clear requirements regarding safety distances

In a narrow sense, safety distance refers to the fire separation distance; in a broader sense, the aspects involved in safety distance design are more extensive