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Fire and explosion at mutual major hazard installations: Review of a case history


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Shaluf, I.M. and Ahmadun, F. and Shariff, R. and Mustafa, S. and Said, A.M. (2003) Fire and explosion at mutual major hazard installations: Review of a case history. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 16 (2). pp. 149-155. ISSN 0950-4230

Abstract

In industry, it is common that there are independent but related major hazard installations which compliment each other. The link between the major hazard organizations is an interface between the installations. This interface is a critical area for the mutual major hazard installations. Examples of such organizations are chemical cargo ships and their terminal storage yard, the supply vessels and platforms, floating storage tanks at offshore areas and oil tankers, two offshore platforms tied together etc. This paper summarizes the major accident at M. T. Choon Hong III Ship and Tiram Kimia Sdn. Bhd. (TKSB), and also discusses the causes which led to this major accident. It was found that the lack of integrity is the main cause behind the escalation of the fire and explosion at the Choon Hong III Ship and the TKSB. It was noted that the disaster which involved mutual major hazard installation was preceded by two incubation periods.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0950-4230(02)00094-3
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: Domino effects; Incubation period; Interface; Major Hazard Installations; Technological man-made disaster
Depositing User: Ms. Zaimah Saiful Yazan
Date Deposited: 07 Jul 2025 03:23
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2025 03:23
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116765
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