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mini-feature: 71 Modified bitumen flange Bitumen spillages at aggregates sites can have serious safety and environmental consequences. The Refined Bitumen Association (RBA) reported that 80 per cent of safety incidents at delivery sites in 2003 were due to spillages – an increase of more than 20 per cent in four years. It is an issue about which the industry cannot afford to be complacent. A number of practical measures can be put into place to avoid an incident, as outlined in the RBA’s Code of Practice, available from bitumen suppliers. One key recommendation is to use the new style delivery flange (see diagram and photo). Its vertical slots entrap the bolts within the flange itself. Countersunk oval terminations accommodate the convex-shaped contact edge to the nuts. It is strongly recommended that it replace the horizontallyslotted oval shape “elephant’s foot” flange where the hinged action of the flange bolts on the armoured flexi-hose makes them susceptible to splaying outwards during tightening, hence particular care needs to be taken if you are still using this old-style flange. “Spray spillages” caused by loose or loosened connections are eliminated by fitting the flange perpendicular to the ground and 0.5 to 1 metre above the ground, in order to minimise the physical effort needed to effect the connection. Care should taken when fitting, particularly to assess the risk of fire due to heat input to the pipework during welding operations. This should be complemented by reactive systems in the event of fire. Martin Isles, Director of Health & Safety for the Quarry Products Association, keenly supports the use of the new flange: “This is a significant development that will have major safety benefits. The QPA highlighted this new valve in its Health & Safety Best Practice Awards Guide three years ago after an eight tonne spill at one of our members’ sites. It is important that companies move towards replacing every flange at every asphalt plant with the new design.” The RBA-recommended flange costs around £25 each excluding the cost of fitting. It can readily be fabricated on site, alternatively contact your bitumen supplier for advice. The new-style flanges are shown in practice in the Hanson entry, Enhancements to delivery of bitumen on page 59. A “distance splash-guard” accompanies the Foster Yeoman entry, Tanker gasket failures on page 52.
72: index – products www.safequarry.com Index – products Entries submitted from quarries run throughout the length of the guide. Entries from other operations are listed below with page numbers: Coated stone Ready-mix Rail and wharf Company Other and asphalt and mortar initiative Transport 3, 13 5-8, 11, 14, 17 6, 14 5 6, 14 Competence 28 21-28 assurance Working 32 31 at height Maintenance & 37, 40 35-36, 38-39 34, 37-39, 41 36 housekeeping Worker 44 45 involvement Production & 51-52 53-54 50 processing Manual handling 58-62 57, 61, 62 55, 58, 63 & storage Public perception Occupational 67 67-69 health Note: competence assurance and occupational health initiatives have not generally been developed on a site-specific basis and are often applicable across different operations.
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