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MODULES
* Name of Module : Safety &
General Awareness in Chemical Industry
* Sector : Chemical
* Terminal Competency :
On completion of this module, the trainee
will be able to-
Have knowledge of safety precaution to the
observed while working
in chemical plant. & Knowledge of General
Awareness
* Duration : 90 hours
* Entry requirement :
a) Qualification – VIIIth Standard.
b) Age – 14 years and above
* Contents :
Practical Competencies
• To study the importance of personal
protective equipments such as Gumboot,
Helmet, Gloves, Aprons, Ear plugs, nose mask
etc. in chemical plant
• To study the different types of fire
extinguisher.
• Selection of fire extinguisher to put off
different types of fires in chemical plant.
• To study fire detection system, alarms,
smoke detector, heat detector and flame detector.
• Identification of hazardous and toxic
chemicals.
• Study of materials/chemicals safety data
sheet of handling of various chemicals.
• Study of flow sheets of manufacturing of
chemicals by using audio-visual aids for familiarization with
pumps, valves, pipes, heat exchanger, etc.
and plant utilities.
• General Awareness about length,width,
height, area, volume, pressure, flow, temperature, level, pH density,
viscosity,
current, specific gravity, Elements, formula
of chemicals, atom, molecule, compounds, mixture, types of reactions & metals,
non
metals, metalloids, alloys
Underpinning Knowledge
(Theory)
• Role of process attendant in the chemical
plant.
• Importance of safety and general
precautions to be observed in the chemical plant.
• Personal safety and use of personal
protective equipments.
• Good housekeeping.
• Fire prevention and fire fighting
equipments.
• Cause and prevention of accidents, first
aid.
• Properties of hazardous and toxic chemicals
and safe handling procedures, materials safety data sheets (MSDs), material
handling.
• Basic knowledge of filling log sheet of
workplace.
• Classification, sources and harmful effects
of air, water and noise pollution.
• General introduction of Chemical Plant, raw
materials, intermediates and final products.
• Introduction of different pumps, pipes,
valves, vessels, heat exchanges, dryers, evaporator, filtration unit etc. in
chemical plant.
• Familiarization with plant utilities and
service lines such as – steam, water, vacuum, compressed air, fuel line,
refrigeration
and air conditioning.
• To assess quality of raw material and
product by color, odor, pH, density and viscosity
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