Abstract
As part of a Finnish research programme on the management of static electricity, STAHA, a safety analysis method called STARA has been developed. STARA is designed to identify the potential for generation of static electricity and to assess whether there is a potential for ignition or other problems. This paper presents the STARA method together with the first experiences from applying the method in different types of industrial environments. Based on experiences from the trials of the STARA method, this paper shows that the new risk analysis method allows electrostatic problems to be studied in a very systematic way, but also that several points of concern were identified. The general problem seems to be that an average analysis team does not have enough knowledge about electrostatics in order to be able to judge whether the associated risk is tolerable, or not. In addition, some of the difficulties experienced were partly related to inconclusive knowledge not only about static electricity, but also about the chemicals involved, the production process, the construction materials and the operations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The 1st Nordic ESD Conference Notes |
Publisher | Örebro universitet |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | 1st Nordic ESD Conference - Karlskoga, Sweden Duration: 14 May 2003 → 15 May 2003 |
Conference
Conference | 1st Nordic ESD Conference |
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Country/Territory | Sweden |
City | Karlskoga |
Period | 14/05/03 → 15/05/03 |