From the properties of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), the storage, loading/unloading equipment and associated hazards, this training course aims to meet the needs for safe operation in LPG depots, chemical and petrochemical terminals.
Public :
Staff (field operators, panel operators, shift leaders, young engineers and terminal managers) involved in LPG storage and transfer activities. By extension, any person involved in depot LPG activities (technicians & engineers in Maintenance, Projects, Engineering, Logistics, SHE).
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
In order to be able to follow this training, trainees are asked to fulfill at least one of the criteria below:
either a proven experience in LPG of at least 1 year,
or to be in evolution towards a position in connection with LPG.
Course Content
LPG PROPERTIES
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Origins and main components of different liquefied gas: propane, butane, autogas, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, butenes, ammonia.
Main properties related to storage, transfer and different uses: liquid & gas densities, vapor pressure, water content, corrosivity, odor, toxicity.
LPG’s finished products specifications and standard tests.
Storage operation: equipment, circuits, instrumentation, water purge, sampling...
Safety equipment: safety valves, level switches, fail safe valve, hydraulic check-valve, excess flow valve, water injection, fire & gas detection. Fire protection.
ROTATING EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSFER
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Duration : 0.75 Day
Simplified technology of centrifugal pumps, different types of centrifugal pumps used for LPG transfer. Total head, yield, horsepower and motor intensity. Operation of centrifugal pumps, start-up, shutdown, decommissioning, field checks, troubleshooting and operational solutions. Safe operation.
Simplified technology of reciprocating compressors, field checks, troubleshooting and operational solutions. Safe operation.
LOADING & UNLOADING OPERATIONS
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Duration : 0.75 Day
Equipment in connection with loading and unloading facilities. Corresponding safe operating conditions.
Marine bulk loading/unloading:
Basic tankers description. Different loading stations layouts, isolation flange or grounding.
Loading arms and safety accessories: manual and hydraulic control, quick coupling, movement detection, breakaway coupling, drainage systems.
Fixed firefighting equipment on board, on shore, safety checklist.
Tank truck and railcar bulk loading/unloading:
Truck and railcar loading stations: hoses or loading arms, gas phase/liquid phase connections, quantity measurement and control systems.
Safety and operating equipment on tank trucks and railcars: vessel’s hydraulic or pneumatic valves, high level switch, Gestra type valves, breakaway coupling, drainage systems, fire & gas detection, fixed firefighting equipment.
Flammability conditions, flammability limits, different types of gas detectors.
Product hazards for the human being:
Toxics, exposure limits, Safety Datasheet.
Low temperature burn.
Fluid behavior hazards:
Heat addition/removal consequences on closed circuit: pressurization, thermal expansion, vessel under vacuum, temperature drop due to vaporization, icing…
BLEVE: description of the phenomenon, different consequences, prevention and mitigation.
Examples of different hazardous situations and correct behavior: normal operating conditions (operator field check, purges, sampling), incidents (leak, fire), startup/shutdown operations, maintenance activities…
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Describe the procedures for sampling liquefied gases related to the quality criteria and their compositions,
List, according to the regulations, the characteristics of the equipment used for storage, transfer, (de-)loading.,
List the operating rules, guaranteeing safety, to ensure good pumping conditions and to remedy malfunctions of the associated equipment,
Appreciate operating instructions for safe operation.
Ways & Means
The pedagogy is active and refers essentially to participants’ experience. The documentation delivered to the participants as training medium is also a reference document useful after the training session.
Case studies based on industrial situations.
Learning assessment
Final quiz.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
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