THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MINES AND MINERAL SCIENCES

NAME: RYAN INNOCENT KASHULWE

SIN: 18123274

PROGRAM: BEng CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE: CE330

TASK: ASSIGNMENT 2

LECTURER: MR. F. NTENGWE

DUE DATE: 17.02.2021

CE 330 ENGINEERING LABS AND SAFETY ASSIGNMENT
DUE WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2021
JOB SAFETY ASSESSMENT
N JOB HAZARD CONTROL PPE
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1 Process -Burning effects when in -Ensure workers wear -Gloves
copper using contact with skin, it can protective gears such as -Safety boots
acids dissolve flesh and bones respirator. -Helmets and
-Proper storage of acids. -Working
suits
2 Working -Raptures and explosions -Monitoring pressure -Safety
with high can be devastating to both gauges gloves
pressures humans and property. -Installing pressure valves -Safety boots
to regulate pressure. -Goggles
3 Working -Can cause fire to erupt if -Wearing heat resistance -Fire
with high the temperature is too work suits. extinguishers
temperatures high, -Ensuring good -Heat
-Can cause burning effect ventilations resistance
to the skin due to the -Installing temperature work suits .
radiation from high controllers like thermostat
temperature that regulate temperature
4 Brewing -Production ethanol -Avoidance of ignition -Gas masks
liquor solutions which is highly sources. -Safety
flammable and can trigger -Avoid open flames in goggles
explosion. production areas with -Work suits
-Boiling water potential amount of
-Toxic cleaning chemicals ethanol.
-Ensure workers wear the
right protective equipment
5 Smelting -Heat stress from the -Avoidance of ignition -Fire
copper furnace. sources. extinguishers
-Exposure to ore dust -Proper and effective -Heat
during processing and disposal. resistant
smelting which can cause -Facilities must be built far work suits
metal fume fever. from populated areas -Safety
goggle
6 Processing -Acid leakages or spills -Regularly monitoring -Goggles
ore into iron -Ruptures and explosions pressure gauges -Safety shoes
using acids, -Toxic and flammable -Installing temperature -Working
high gasses like hydrogen controllers like thermostat suits
temperatures -Installing pressure valves
and to regulate pressure.
pressures
7 Distillation -Flammable gasses and Regular computer -Fire
 of crude oils liquids monitoring. extinguishers
-Fire -Avoidance of ignition -Gas masks
-Explosion and raptures. sources
8 Working at -Falling -Properly wear life jacket -Life jacket
high -Drowning -Wearing correct safety -Safety belt
platforms in -High tides harness
the oceans
9 Manufacturi -Fires and explosion -Ensure proper and safe -Safety boots,
ng cooking handling of chemicals -Portable gas
oils -Ensure proper storage detectors
-Helmets
-Work suits
10 Processing -Toxic fumes like cyanide. -Wearing gas masks and -Fire
gold, silver, -High temperature heat resistance work suits. extinguishers
cobalt -Put fire extinguishers -Safety boots
readily available -Goggles
-Work suits.
11 Working -Parts that slides can crush -Enclose roller conveyors -Warning
with or shear if possible.  signs.
conveyor -Where multiple conveyors -Building in rails to avoid -Fencing
belts are joined can crush, drag falling of objects. -Pre-Startup
in or entangle -Enclose moving chains if signals.
possible
12 Operating -Blasting with dynamite -Observe proper safety -Warning
crushers and which causes dust and procedure. signs
grinders for suffocation. -Wearing correct personal -Helmets
processing protective equipment -Safety boots
ore -Safety
goggles
13 Operating -Build-up of explosive -Regular monitoring, -Gas masks
drum filters gasses causing explosion diagnosing and using -Helmets
intelligent computer -Safety boots
control
14 Operating -Explosion -Regular cleaning of the -Safety
high pressure -Vessel raptures cooker and avoid overspill goggles
cookers -Pressure cookers burn liquid and solids -Protective
-Installing pressure valves clothing like
to control pressure apron
15 Operating -Chemical spilling and -Regular checks ups and -Safety boots
chemical chemical burns maintenance of plants -Safety
plants -Over exertion, scraps and -Wearing personal goggles
cuts protective equipment -Working
-Chemical exposure -Ensure proper ventilations suits.

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