Abstract
In Malaysia, there has been rapidly increasing usage in amount of explosives due to widely expansion in quarrying and mining industries. The explosives are usually stored in the storage where the safety precaution had given high attention. As the storage of large quantity of explosive can be hazardous to workers and nearby residents in the events of accidental denotation of explosives, a risk assessment study for storage explosive (magazine) had been carried out. Risk assessment study had been conducted in Kimanis Quarry Sdn. Bhd, located in Sabah. Risk assessment study had been carried out with the identification of hazards and failure scenarios and estimation of the failure frequency of occurrence. Analysis of possible consequences of failure and the effects of blast waves due to the explosion was evaluated. The risk had been estimated in term of fatalities and eardrum rupture to the workers and public. The average individual voluntary risk for fatality to the workers at the quarry is calculated to be 5.75 x 10-6 per person per year, which is much lower than the acceptable level. Eardrum rupture risk calculated to be 3.15 x 10-6 per person per year for voluntary risk. There is no involuntary risk found for fatality but for eardrum rupture it was calculated to be 6.98 x 10-8 per person per year, as given by Asian Development Bank.
Highlights
Accidents such as at Bhopal, India in 1984 where methyl isocyanine escaped from a storage facility causing many deaths, have left the impression on the general public that storage of hazardous and toxic materials is extremely dangerous to the public
Quarry and storage explosive location: Risk assessment study for storage explosive had been conducted in Kimanis Quarry Company Sdn
The magazine or storage explosive is located on the eastern side of the site, approximately 30 m from the quarry face on the north and 130 m from the main access road
Summary
Accidents such as at Bhopal, India in 1984 where methyl isocyanine escaped from a storage facility causing many deaths, have left the impression on the general public that storage of hazardous and toxic materials is extremely dangerous to the public. In Malaysia, the fire and explosion incident at the Bright Sparklers Sdn. Bhd. Factory at Kg. Baru Sungai Buloh on 7 May 1991 had revealed many shortcomings and the lack of understanding in handling the explosives materials. Explosives should be handled and stored in the proper manner to avoid any adverse event occur. Explosives usually stored in the storage where safely procedures are given high attention. Fire and explosion are the two major incidents, which could occur in the storage explosives[1]
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