Table 5-1 Hazards Associated with Improper Tank and Vessel Operation

Possible Effects
Improper
operation
Overfilling

Individual

Equipment

Production

Environme
nt

Exposure to

Damage to

Added cost

Spill, possible

hazardous

tank and

for cleanup;

fire, vapor

chemicals;

equipment ,

lost product

release

possible injury

especially

or raw

floating roof

material
Added cost to

Possible spills

Putting wrong or

Potential

tanks
Potential

off-spec

exposure to

damage to

remove

when

material in the

hazardous

equipment

material,

removing

storage tank

chemicals;possi

due to

clean tank,

material and

ble injury

undesirable

and rerun

cleaning tank

chemical

material

or unwanted

reactions

chemical

from

reactions

incompatible
chemical
Misalignment of

Potential

mixtures
Loss of

Loss of

Possible vapor

blanket system

exposure to

blanket;

production

release

hazardous

collapse of

due to

chemicals;possi

tank due to

reduced

Misalignment of

ble injury
Potential

vacuum
Damaged

storage
Contaminate

pump systems

exposure to

pump

other tanks

Possible spill

hazardous
chemicals;possi
Pulling a

ble injury
Exposure to

Collapse of

Loss of

Possible vapor

vacuum on a

hazardous

tank due to

production

release

tank while

chemicals;possi

vacuum

due to

emptying

ble injury

reduced

Overpressurizati

Exposure to

Possible

storage
Loss of

on

hazardous

rupture of

production

vapor

chemicals;possi

vessel

due to

release

ble injury

reduced
storage

Possible