Safety analysis for the use of hazardous production materials in photovoltaic applications
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
A wide range of hazardous production materials (HPMs) are used in industrial and university facilities engaged in research and development (R and D) related to semiconductor and photovoltaic devices. Because of the nature of R and D facilities where research activities are constantly changing, it is important for facility managers to pro-actively control the storage, distribution, use and disposal of these HPMs. As part of this control process, facility managers must determine the magnitude of the risk presented by their operations and the protection afforded by the administrative, engineering and personnel controls that have been implemented to reduce risks to life and property to acceptable levels. Facility auditing combined with process hazard analysis (PHA), provides a mechanism for identifying these risks and evaluating their magnitude. In this paper, the methods and results of a PHA for a photovoltaic R and D facility handling HPMs are presented. Of the 30 potential accidents identified, none present High or even Moderate Risks; 18 present Low Risks; and, 12 present Routine Risks. Administrative, engineering and personal safety controls associated with each accident are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 139751
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9302150-; ISBN 0-89553-251-4; TRN: 93:022564
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Symposium on balancing energy, the economy, and ecology: the solar energy contribution, Newark, DE (United States), 16 Feb 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of Advances in solar energy: An annual review of research and development--Volume 8; Prince, M. [ed.] [Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)]; PB: 511 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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