Analysis of the storage, dispensing, and transfer of flammable and combustible liquid flavorings at the City Brewing Company, LLC

Abstract

The significance of this study evolves from the potential hazards associated with the storage, dispensing, and transfer of flammable and combustible liquids. These materials are used to some extent in nearly all facilities for many different purposes. The hazards associated with flammable and combustible liquids include, at a minimum, fire and explosion. Over 21 percent of industrial fires, which result in an extensive amount of loss, injuries, and fatalities every year, start with ignition of a flammable or combustible liquid. As part of their business operations, the City Brewing Company, LLC is required to store, dispense, transfer, and handle significant amounts and variations of flammable and combustible liquids. The purpose of this study was to analyze the practices currently utilized by the City Brewing Company, LLC in relation to the storage, dispensing, and transfer of flammable and combustible liquid flavorings used in their operations. In order to analyze these practices, the objectives that served as the basis for this study involved identifying all flammable and combustible liquid flavorings, and their hazard classification, storage requirements, quantity stored, container size and construction, as well as the quantity of each used. Furthermore, the current practices for the storage, dispensing, and/or transfer of flammable and combustible liquid flavorings that pose significant risk to personnel or the facility were identified. The identification was accomplished by analyzing and comparing the current practices for the storage, dispensing, and transfer of these materials to the applicable federal codes and regulations for flammable and combustible liquids. Upon completion of the analysis, recommendations were proposed regarding the practices utilized for the storage, dispensing, and transfer of flammable and combustible liquids. The objective of the proposed recommendations, based upon federal codes and regulations as well as recognized industry and risk control principles, was to reduce or eliminate the risks to personnel or the facility posed by the flammable and combustible liquid flavorings used in operations at the City Brewing Company, LLC.