Distribution Terminal - Cause Analysis

Are you overlooking this common risk in your distribution terminal?

By the Risk Alive Analytics Inc. Team 

Posted March 9th 2025

Welcome to our analytics result page report summary for your PHA! Assess your critical causes, safeguards and recommendations at a glance from most to least critical!

Our analysis of HAZOP data reveals that the truck vent not being opened is one of the top contributors to incidents in a Distribution Terminal. 

Distribution Terminal HAZOP A

Distribution Terminal HAZOP B

An unopened truck vent can cause truck overpressure and lead to consequences such as:

◼️Spillage on pad leading to the formation of vapor cloud creating a pool fire.
◼️Damage with one compartment of the truck released resulting in a fire and personnel injury when product is flammable.

What are actionable safeguards critical to guarding against this scenario?

🛡️Truck has a spring loaded vent that automatically opens
🛡️Emergency pressure relief valve on each compartment
🛡️Pail/Drain procedure demands to open the vent valve to empty the compartment
🛡️Supervised loading. The driver will activate 'ESD', which will close the flow valve and arm MOV and stop the pump.

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