Flange Guards
Safety is paramount when working in areas that are potentially explosive and where employees may be exposed to dangerous working conditions.
Our range of fabric and metal flange guards offer ultimate protection and prevent oil spray or dribbling caused by loose or broken pipe connections or any other source of ignition.
SOLAS Regulations
The IMO introduced new regulations concerning oil fuel arrangements through the SOLAS amendments. In particular, regulation 11-2 / 15.2.11 require that;
“Oil fuel lines shall be screened or otherwise suitably protected to avoid, as far as possible, oil spray or oil leakages onto hot surfaces, into machinery air intakes or other sources of ignition. The number of joints in such piping systems shall be kept to a minimum.”
Model Code of Safe Practice IP15
The Model Code of Safe Practice IP15 (Energy Institute 3rd Edition) is an internationally accepted code for the classification of hazardous areas in the petroleum industry. It highlights a number of important issues relating to category C / class lll (1) fluids such as Diesel, Gas oil & Heating oil.
Flammable atmospheres may be formed when flammable fluids (below their flash points) are released in the form of a mist or spray. Such fluids normally regarded as non-hazardous, should be treated as hazardous when they are pumped or under pressure and are capable of producing a mist of spray if released from a small hole or flange leak.IP15 : Item 1.3.3
...In such circumstances, therefore, those materials classified as Class lll (1) (non-hazardous) should be classed as lll (2) Hazardous.A1.3