Approaches to safety and environmental protection management

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Approaches to safety and environmental protection management: Chemical production is characterized by flammability, explosiveness, toxicity, strong corrosivity, operations under high temperature and pressure, and complex production processes. Even the slightest carelessness can lead to fires, explosions, and environmental pollution incidents, resulting in significant tangible losses (economic and property losses) as well as intangible losses (reputational damage). Therefore, ensuring safe production in enterprises is not only related to the normal operation of these enterprises and the safety of their employees, but also to the survival and development of the enterprises as well as the stability of social order. I. External Environment: Proactively establish contact and communication with departments such as the Work Safety Supervision Bureau and the Environmental Protection Bureau. While fulfilling the daily tasks of these departments, focus on building good working relationships with them as well as with the relevant personnel. Stay informed about the latest standards, regulations, and requirements issued by these departments, understand their implications, and create a favorable external environment for the development of new projects and the day-to-day management of the company, thereby enhancing its reputation. II. Internal Management 1. Establishment of safety and environmental protection management organizations The company shall form a leading group for work safety and environmental protection, composed of the company’s top executives, department heads, and other relevant personnel. This group is responsible for studying, coordinating, and guiding major issues related to work safety and environmental protection, organizing important activities in these areas, and overseeing the company’s efforts in these fields. A meeting is held quarterly to review work related to safety production and environmental protection, as well as to address any issues in these areas. Establish a three-level safety and environmental management network at the company, workshop, and team levels. Establish a safety management system in which workshop supervisors and team leaders serve as part-time safety and environmental protection officers. Team leaders play a key role in a company’s management system; tasks related to safe production and environmental protection must be carried out and completed by them. Therefore, focusing on the development of team leaders and improving their qualifications is a priority. 2. Improve the safety production responsibility system and relevant management regulations. Enhance the company’s existing safety production responsibility system by incorporating requirements related to safety and environmental protection, ensuring that each position has clear responsibilities. In accordance with relevant requirements such as the \"Standards for Safe Production in Chemical Enterprises\" and the actual conditions of the company, the existing safety production management regulations shall be supplemented and improved to establish a comprehensive and practical set of safety production management rules and regulations. These regulations will be used to regulate employees’ behavior, ensuring that the company is managed in accordance with the law and that employees have clear guidelines and laws to follow in their daily work. 3. Training and education: New employees of the company receive safety training at three levels – the company level, the workshop level, and the team level. They may only start working after passing the relevant assessments. For those who have been transferred within the company or have been away from their positions for one year or more, safety training at the workshop or team level is required; only after passing the assessment can they return to work. To contractors: Sign a safety agreement ； All personnel must receive safety training before entering the site; only those who pass the assessment are allowed to carry out construction work there. Daily safety education: Regular implementation of safety production systems (including process discipline, site management, behavioral standards, etc.) ； Knowledge and techniques for safe production ； Operating procedures ； Process safety information (including chemical hazard information: physical properties ； Chemical properties and toxicity ； Training on aspects such as emergency response, etc. 4. Hazard identification: Conduct regular or irregular safety inspections. The company shall conduct inspections at least once a month, the safety management department at least once a week, while the workshop teams carry out daily inspections; safety and environmental protection aspects should be covered during team handovers. Safety managers conduct regular inspections. Format and content of the inspection: A comprehensive inspection that primarily focuses on process discipline, equipment safety, site management, environmental protection, fire safety, etc. Professional inspections focus on special equipment, electrical installations, mechanical equipment, safety facilities, fire and explosion prevention, etc. Seasonal inspections involve conducting preventive checks on fire and explosion prevention, rain and flood protection, lightning protection, heat relief, wind protection, as well as freezing and cold protection, in accordance with the characteristics of each season. Daily inspections include routine checks carried out by teams within the workshops, as well as inspections conducted by management personnel. These inspections focus on aspects such as manufacturing processes, equipment safety, on-site management, environmental protection, and fire safety. Holiday inspections mainly involve checking aspects such as safety, security, fire protection, preparation of production materials, backup equipment, and emergency response plans before holidays. file:///C:/Users/%E9%A3%9E%E7%81%B5/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif It is necessary to implement a closed-loop management system for the identified risks and issues; that is: once such risks and issues are identified, file:///C:/Users/%E9%A3%9E%E7%81%B5/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.giffile:///C:/Users/%E9%A3%9E%E7%81%B5/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.giffile:///C:/Users/%E9%A3%9E%E7%81%B5/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.giffile:///C:/Users/%E9%A3%9E%E7%81%B5/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif a notice for corrective action is issued (specifying the department responsible for taking action, the person in charge, the deadline for completion, and the corrective measures to be taken). Subsequent steps include receiving responses regarding the corrective actions, verifying that they have been carried out, and archiving the relevant documents. 5. Equipment inspection, maintenance, and construction operation safety: Safety management is implemented for tasks such as inspection and construction; a approval system for hazardous operations is established, covering activities like hot work, entry into confined spaces, temporary electrical use, work at heights, lifting operations, earthwork, and line cutting. Operation permit systems are put in place to ensure that all approval procedures are strictly followed. 6. Safety Production Management – Process Management: Based on the material balance of products, statistics are kept and evaluations are conducted regarding the consumption of materials during each production shift, thereby improving the efficiency of material use and reducing material waste. This not only lowers production costs but also helps to reduce the generation of waste materials at the source. Equipment management: Strengthen the maintenance of production equipment and environmental protection facilities to ensure high operational rates for production equipment, good condition of these devices, and effective performance of environmental protection facilities, thereby preventing any leaks or losses. Technical management: It is necessary to establish proper rules for the production process flow as well as safety operating procedures. These procedures include the following: 1. Workshop operators should be familiar with safety information related to chemical processes and equipment, and they must conduct risk analyses of the production processes. 2. Ensure the safe and reliable operation of pressure vessels, pressure pipelines, pressure relief and evacuation systems, monitoring and alarm systems, etc. 3. Develop start-up and shutdown plans for the production units, so that operators can carry out their tasks in accordance with these plans and operating procedures. Strict monitoring is carried out on key equipment and critical areas, which involves formulating safety management systems and emergency response plans for such equipment and areas, as well as implementing a safety management mechanism in which corporate managers are assigned specific responsibilities for oversight. A “Safety Responsibility Sign for Management Personnel” should be installed at the contracting site. The contractor is responsible for providing safety supervision and guidance regarding the critical equipment and key areas under its responsibility. The specific duties include: 1. Guiding the safety-related tasks to ensure safe production ； 2. Supervise the implementation of safety production policies, regulations, and systems ； 3. Regularly inspect the problems and potential hazards in work safety ； 4. Urge the rectification of potential hazards ； 5. Supervise the implementation of the \"four no-lets-go\" principle for accidents ； 7. Establish a corporate safety culture. A safety culture is a product of the development of enterprise safety management to a certain level. Through the process of safety culture building, all employees are guided to adopt correct safety attitudes and behaviors, thereby achieving scientific safety management and promoting the development of inherently safe enterprises