Regarding the issue of safety distance
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May I ask that, in accordance with Document No. 76 issued by the Work Safety Supervision Bureau, for construction projects classified as “two key areas and one major project,” the strictest safety requirements shall be applied, provided that the current standards and regulations are met. According to Clause 5.2.16 of the Petrochemical Regulations, the control rooms and cabinet rooms of a facility shall not be located in the same building as rooms containing Class A equipment; does this mean that such cabinet rooms should be placed in a separate building, separated from the main plant? Furthermore, the petrochemical regulations specify a spacing of 25 meters between Class A factories, while the building codes require 12 meters. For ordinary chemical enterprises, should they also follow the petrochemical regulations for design purposes?
I didn’t see any rule specifying a 25-meter distance!
It’s better for you to consult the local municipal work safety authorities. In our area, it is stipulated that chemical enterprises must be constructed in accordance with petrochemical regulations.
Different experts hold varying opinions; to protect themselves from liability, most experts tend to be strict and require compliance with Document No. 76. Document No. 76 applies to new, renovated, and expanded projects and is not applicable to existing projects that have already been built. Document No. 76 adopts a one-size-fits-all approach and intervenes in technical standards through administrative means, which I personally consider inappropriate. Everything is governed by the strict provisions of petrochemical regulations, which effectively undermines the authority of the provisions in building codes. But the current system isn’t that easy to change, you know. According to petrochemical regulations, the control rooms and cabinet areas of such facilities must not be located in the same building as rooms containing Class A equipment; instead, these cabinet areas should be set up in separate buildings, separated from the main plant. However, building codes are not that strict; control rooms can be constructed adjacent to Class A and B factories.
In the control room of petrochemical plants, the cabinet rooms should be located in separate buildings, separated from the main plant building. Other chemical companies are difficult to separate.