Title :
Safeguard Workers Performing Catalyst Replacement inside Dangerous Chemical Reactors: An Application of the RF Communication Technology
Author :
Wu, Chien-Hsing ; Hwang, Jing-Jang ; Hsu, Yi-Chang
Author_Institution :
Formosa Petrochem. Corp., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Workers who perform catalyst replacement inside chemical reactors face life-threatening risks. This paper describes a system designed for safeguarding workers working in the confined chemical reactors at the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation´s refinery plant. The system monitors the status of every worker by continuously receiving radio frequency signal and detects life-threatening events quickly and effectively.
Keywords :
catalysts; chemical reactors; computerised monitoring; occupational safety; oil refining; personnel; petrochemicals; radio transmitters; signal detection; Formosa Petrochemical Corporation refinery plant; RF communication technology application; catalyst replacement; dangerous chemical reactors; life-threatening events detection; radio frequency signal; safeguard workers; Inductors; Monitoring; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
Information Science and Applications (ICISA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Suwon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1402-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICISA.2012.6220948
