Scenario

01. Carelessness
02. Insufficient Precaution
03. Carelessness of Operator
04. Organizational Problems
05. Inflexible Management Structure
06. Insufficient Education/Training
07. Organizational Problems
08. Poor Management
09. Poor Operation Management
10. Malicious Act
11. Rule Violation
12. Safety Rule Violation
13. Secondary Damage
14. External Damage
15. Fire
16. Loss to Organization
17. Economic Loss
18. Direct Monetary Damage 40 million yen

Fire of naphtha caused due to an operator who went another site to do other work leaving a drain valve opened at an ethylene plant
Case Details

Knowledge Comment:
You must not leave the site with opning valve before finishing the drain work.

Field Chemicals and Plants
Author DOBASHI, Ritsu (School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
TAMURA, Masamitsu (Center for Risk Management and Safety Sciences, Yokohama National University)