Group 4 : Ammonia Gas Cylinder Explosion

Group Members

NIK AINAA FATIHAH KEK140027

NUR AFIQAH KEK140028
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NABILAH AIMAN KEK140025
MUHAMMAD SYUKRI KEK140024
SITI NUR ADIBAH KEK140033
▪ Exploded at one of the ice maker manufacturer in Sungai Besi,
Kuala Lumpur.
▪ The incident happens when a worker was conducting the work of
filling the Ammonia gas from the gas cylinder to the receiver tank.
▪ Involves 7 cylinder – 4 was in reclining positon, 3 empty cylinder
was in upright position
▪ Most of these cylinders were older than 20 years old.
▪ A worker was killed by the explosion.

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▪ Register and control of Chemical Hazardous to Health
OSH (Use & Standard of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health)
Regulations 2000
- Chemical Register to be kept at the workplace

▪ Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals

OSH (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals)
Regulations 2013
- Chemical Information Management System (CIMS)

▪ Prevention of Major Chemical Accident

OSH (Control of Major Industrial Hazards) Regulations 1996

▪ Notification of Chemical Accident

OSH (Notification of accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning
and Disease) Regulations 2004

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➢Overfilled gas.
➢Faulty equipment/design.
(eg: badly fitted valves and regulator)
➢Poor installation.
➢Inadequate ventilated working conditions.
➢Poor examination and maintenance.
➢Poor handling and storage of the cylinders.
➢Inadequate training and supervision.

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▪ Mistake: Cylinders were placed horizontally

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I. Fully comply with the requirements contained in anhydrous
Ammonia SDS.
II. Carry out periodic inspections and testing of gas cylinders
accordance with recognized codes or standards.
III. Conducting a comprehensive maintenance schedule for
ammonia gas cylinders.
IV. Gas cylinders should be stored outdoors on the ground to
prevent corrosion. If extreme temperatures prevail, cylinders
should be stored and protected from the direct rays of the sun.
V. Ammonia gas cylinders should always be stored or arranged in
upright position and held firmly to prevent it from falling,
overturning and knocked over.

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VI. Use appropriate cage and hand truck to lift or carry the
cylinders. Do not roll, drag, pull or slide the cylinders.
VII. Workers should be given proper training, written guidance and
information on safe procedure and method of handling ammonia
gas cylinders followed by close supervision by their supervisor.

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 Most of the accidents were caused by negligence

Ensure safety working procedures and measures are in place and

must be proactive and vigilant to avoid reoccurrence of the
incident.

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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): Ammonia [PDF]. (2015, September).
South Africa: AFROX Group. Ref. No.: MS025
Guidelines on the control of chemicals hazardous to health. (2001). Kuala
Lumpur: Department of Occupational Safety and Health.
Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for n-Hexane, U.S. Occupational
Safety and Health Administration et seq. (1978).
Ammonia : OSH Answers. (2018, February 09). Retrieved February 11, 2018,
from
https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/ammonia.ht
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Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety [PDF]. (2009, October 14). Richmond:
Ofiice of Environmental Health and Safety, Virginia Commonwealth
University.