Chemical industry occupies an important position in the national economy. It is a basic industry and a pillar industry. The chemical production process is complex. The hazardous chemicals involved are flammable, explosive, toxic and harmful. Once an accident occurs, it has a strong destructive force and a great social impact.
It is reported that from January to November 2020, there were a total of 127 chemical accidents and 157 deaths across the country, a year-on-year decrease of 16 and 96 people, down 11.2% and 37.9% respectively. The safety production situation remained stable. However, the typical safety accidents in recent years have exposed some outstanding issues such as inadequate safety development concepts, weak awareness of the rule of law, weak safety foundation, low intrinsic safety level, and lack of safety management in some places and enterprises, and major safety risk prevention and control tasks for hazardous chemicals. Still arduous.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Emergency Management Department, winter and the end of the year have always been one of the high-incidence periods for chemical and hazardous chemicals. The severe weather such as rain, snow and freezing can adversely affect the operation of installations and personnel. In addition, the construction period, Rushing to progress is likely to cause safety management slippage and risk stacking.
The Emergency Management Department emphasized that all regions, departments, and enterprises must solidly advance various in-depth rectification measures to maintain and consolidate a good security situation. It is necessary to deepen the rectification of special inspection problems for explosive hazardous chemicals such as ammonium nitrate, and "one enterprise, one policy" to effectively resolve outstanding hidden dangers such as excessive storage and non-compliance of inventory conditions, and comprehensively investigate oil and gas storage tanks, pipelines, terminals and other safety risks, and implement winter Anti-freezing and anti-condensation measures to prevent fire and explosion accidents. Attention should be paid to the risks involved in relocation and renovation, especially for key installations and facilities, and special treatment plans should be established during the relocation and renovation period to prevent accidents caused by unauthorized entry and illegal production. Enterprise employees and the general public should enhance their awareness of safety precautions, report violations of laws and regulations in production safety, and jointly create an atmosphere of supervision and governance.
