This Energy Safety Canada Guideline is a revision of IRP 18 Fire and Explosion Hazard Management (2006). The purpose of this Guideline is to improve worker safety by providing industry with a more thorough understanding of fire and explosion hazards, a process for identifying such hazards and effective methods for managing these hazards.

Research pertinent to this IRP continues in conjunction with the University of Calgary Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. This is the first edition of IRP 18. The content was developed by the IRP 18 committee, a subcommittee of …

IRP 18 Fire and Explosion Hazard Management was based on the research of industry incidents in Western Canada. These incidents revealed the need for training and a systematic approach focused on improving safety relative to fires and explosions. Interviews with more than 50 oil and gas industry personnel with fire and explosion incident experience.

• Outlines the roles and responsibilities for workers and organizations in managing F&E hazards. • Stipulates training guidelines to help protect all Industry workers from F&E hazards. What Does IRP 18 Require of Industry?

2003年7月1日 · In particular, it outlined the need to establish industry recommended practice (IRP) guidelines for prevention of explosion hazard during drilling, completion, and well services operations associated with upstream oil and gas activities, particularly those involving underbalanced drilling (UBD).

While regulations exist with respect to explosive hazards, there are no clear industry guidelines dealing with air-hydrocarbon mixtures in these well-site operations. Our purpose is to develop an Industry Recommended Practices (IRP) document that can be used to guide operators and contractors in operations involving air and hydrocarbons.

Fire Explosion Hazard Management IRP18 - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. A Canadian Oil and Gas Industry Committee looked into fires and explosions in the upstream industry. The IRP18 Committee's work was to identify and analyze relevant fire and explosion case studies.

Fire and Explosion Hazard Management Guideline | Formerly IRP 18 : Author: Kristen O'Hara Created Date: 8/9/2023 3:59:41 PM ...

The IRP18 Committee consists of representatives of the Canadian upstream oil and gas industry. Its focus is providing guidelines to improve industry safety with respect to upstream fires and explosions.

IRP 18 provides a framework for implementing fire and explosion hazard management (FEHM) plans and procedures. It discusses the fire triangle and critical risk factors to improve hazard assessments. Key roles and responsibilities for workers and organizations in managing fire and explosion hazards are outlined.