Safe practices for bricking and debricking kilns

When cement demand and prices are high, kiln “up time” is critical. Yet with concerns about safety, the people responsible for refractory maintenance and getting the kiln back on line, sometimes feel they are being restricted by rules and policies that may not be practical. This paper shows that kiln up time need not be sacrificed in the name of safety, in fact with modern equipment, techniques planning and organization, safety issues can be addressed while decreasing kiln down time. This paper limits itself to the refractory maintenance aspect of the kiln