On July 19, 2024, a fire accident occurred in the product development center of a large organic silicon factory in Zhejiang. The direct cause of the accident was the inadequate supervision of the workshop workers, resulting in the overflow of alcohol containing water and its flow into the drainage ditch, which caught fire upon encountering sparks generated by welding operations. The indirect causes of the accident include inadequate safety management, inadequate management of hot work operations, and problems during the trial production process.
After the accident, the company immediately activated the emergency plan and organized personnel to extinguish the fire and evacuate. At 14:57, the open flames on site were extinguished, and the accident did not cause any casualties. The company also actively cooperated with relevant departments to investigate the accident, identify the cause of the accident, and took a series of corrective measures to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
The rectification measures include: strengthening safety management, especially personnel management and hazardous material management; Strictly manage hot work operations to ensure safety; Strengthen safety management during the trial production process to ensure that all safety measures are in place; Strengthen the development and drills of emergency plans to ensure prompt and effective emergency response in the event of an accident.
The rectification measures for this fire accident indicate that there are many problems in the safety management, hot work management, and trial production process of the enterprise. Enterprises should strengthen safety management, especially personnel management and hazardous material management. The management of hot work should be stricter to ensure the safety of the operation. During the trial production process, more caution should be exercised to ensure that all safety measures are in place.