Checklist for fuel tank safety assessment (full text in pdf)
Nikola Mišić 1, a
Aca Božilov 1,b
Dušica Pešić 1,c
Darko Zigar 1,d
1University of Niš, Faculty of Occupational Safety in Niš
anikola.misic@znrfak.ni.ac.rs
baca.bozilov@znrfak.ni.ac.rs
cdusica.pesic@znrfak.ni.ac.rs
ddarko.zigar@znrfak.ni.ac.rs
Abstract Over the last four decades, a distinctive approach to hazards and failures that cause loss of life and
property has been developed in the process industries. The modern approach to the avoidance of injuries and
loss in the process industries is the outcome of various events. Central to this approach is leadership by
management, starting with senior management, and creation of a safety culture that provides the appropriate
environment for reduction of incidents and improvement of safety performance. Checklists can be a very
powerful tool for hazards assessment methodology to identify the major contributors to risk, to improve safety
measures and to assist the analysis in these aspects. This paper presents a systematic hazards identification
methodology for fuel storage tanks, by applying a checklist technique on the accident causes and the relevant
protection measures.
Keywords: Hazards assessment; storage tanks; checklist, accident.