General Safety

Personal protective wear Safety Classes Protective Clothing Gloves

Source of Portable and drinkable water Drinking Fountains Rest Rooms Eye Wash Stations Safety Showers Drench Hoses

Fire Safety Equipment Class A = Ordinary combustible solids (paper, wood, rubber, textiles, etc.) Class B = Flammable liquids, gases, and greases Class C = Fires involving energized electrical equipment Class D = Fires involving combustible metals (Li, Na, K, Zn, Al, Mg, etc

Health Hazard Skin Eye Inhalation Ingestion Injection

OPERATIONAL SAFETY

Cooling Water Condense Vapor Hazardous Organic Vapors Reduces pressure build up Hazardous Organic Vapors Explosion Inhalation hazard

Distillate Receiver Watch Fluid Level Overflow will effect initial component ratios Use the REFLUX pump to maintain fluid level

Reboiler Monitor fluid level Change flow rates Flooding Data Acquisition Not enough can cause explosion Change flow rates Bottoms Reflux rate

Feed Tank Always have some feed Manual stirring Can cause damage to the reboiler Manual stirring Metallic rod Sparks Spills

Past Safety Incidents Chemical Spills Due to negligence of correct procedure Fully understand and be able to carry out the procedure