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Pilot Plant Operational Safety
DESIGNED FOR SAFETY
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| Building Engineering With all of the activity going on in each plant, it is vital that every risk for injury is avoided through preventative engineering. Our on-site buildings are strategically designed and engineered to assure that all activities operate properly and within a secure environment. We built our facility using the Plug and Play approach to piloting. Our facilities, services, utilities and equipment are designed to allow quick additions or swap-outs water availability, electrical and instrumental quick connects and services, while maximizing safety. |
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| Metal Grate Covering for Machinery Moving mechanical parts, such as drive shafts, are coveredwith metal grates to prevent accidental injury. The grates protect clothing, body parts and loose articles from becoming lodged or pulled into active machinery. |
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| Caged Ladders and Safety Wires Access to all of our deck-mounted equipment is protected by caged ladders. These ladders ensure that if anyone should slip, they will not fall off and risk severe injury. Furthermore, at the top of our caged ladders, the decking is grated to ensure a secure foot hold. A positive latching gate controls access to the ladder and minimizes the chance of falling down the access way. Safety wires surround the caged ladders, providing additional protection against falls, slips or injuries. |
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| Safety Shower Module and Components Our skid-mounted safety shower module is a self-contained unit; with its own quick connect water hose-reel. Inside the safety shower module, there is a shower and eyewash station with a clean temperate water supply (white tank). When pressed, the emergency alert button, visible in the lower right, activates the red flashing light shown in the top of the preceding picture, which alerts others that a serious situation requires immediate attention. |
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| Walkway Overhead Protection Oil sands ore is moved from building to building via a heavy duty conveyor belt. The conveyor belt delivers the ore material from inside the plant to outside, or form building to building. We have covered walkways between the buildings to avoid the risk of injury or damage from falling materials. |
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| Environmental Controls The sump system allows us to quickly dispose of plant materials, and pump them to the appropriate part of the plant. All material enters the sump system through metal grates located in the middle of the floor. The material is then filtered through an underground sump tank and disposed of according to SGS policy. Excess water is recycled for reuse in plant facilities and solid waste is treated and then disposed of as appropriate. |
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