On the evening of August 4, local time, a large explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, killing at least 137 people and injuring more than 5,000.

The investigation stated that the explosion was caused by improper storage of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at the port.

In order to deeply learn the lessons of the August 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the State Council Security Committee Office immediately deployed special tasks to conduct open and unannounced visits to ammonium nitrate and other key explosive chemical production and storage enterprises, as well as port cargo yards.

On August 7, they sent 6 working groups to 11 provinces including Hebei, Shanxi, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Sichuan, and Gansu, as well as Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo Port, etc. 4 key ports.

The working group focused on spot-checking enterprises and chemical parks with a large number of ammonium nitrate production and storage in the jurisdiction, as well as port cargo yards involving the flow of ammonium nitrate.

The open and unannounced visits focused on the key points, strengthened inferences from one another, and focused on checking the implementation of relevant deployments, the implementation of corporate responsibilities, the storage management of key chemicals such as ammonium nitrate, and the safety risk control of special operations.

In addition, the implementation of safety management measures in the arrival area of ​​the port area, and the transportation and parking of dangerous goods vehicles in the port area’s cargo yard are also among the key inspections.

They will also check the implementation of preventive measures related to accidents involving the port area in response to the "August 12" Ruihai Company’s Dangerous Goods Warehouse Specially Major Fire and Explosion Accident Investigation Report in Tianjin Port.

The open investigation and unannounced visit team will promptly give feedback to the local government based on the inspection situation, put forward opinions and suggestions, and follow up and implement rectification.

The outstanding problems and hidden dangers discovered will be supervised by the Office of the State Council’s Safety Commission, and will be incorporated into the implementation of special major accident rectification measures. "Looking back" typical problems for supervision and supervision.

(For part of this article, refer to the Chemical Industry Help)

Article source: Tire World