Chinanews.com, August 5th. According to the website of the Ministry of Emergency Management, on August 5, the Office of the State Council Security Committee and the Ministry of Emergency Management held a national video conference on production safety, demanding that the lessons of the major explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, be deeply learned, and Tianjin The implementation of the rectification measures for serious and serious accidents such as "8·12" in the port "looks back"; emphasizes the need to focus on ports, wharfs, logistics warehouses, chemical parks, etc., and immediately launch a national special inspection and rectification of hazardous chemical storage safety.
A violent explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on the 4th local time. So far, more than 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 injured.
Data map: Leakage drill of hazardous chemicals tank truck. Photo by Meng Delong
On August 5, the Office of the State Council’s Security Committee and the Emergency Management Department held a national video conference on production safety to learn from the lessons of the major explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, to deploy a national special inspection and rectification of hazardous chemical storage safety, and to carry out the Tianjin Port "8·· The implementation of rectification measures for major accidents such as "12" "looked back", by emphasizing the implementation of safety precautionary measures in other industries, resolutely curbing major accidents, and ensuring a stable production safety situation.
The meeting pointed out that my country is a major chemical country in the world, and there are a large number of ports, docks, warehouses, storage yards, and transport vehicles and ships involving hazardous chemicals, and safety risks are increasing. The major explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, once again sounded the alarm for us. All regions, departments, and units must deeply understand that major accidents and various explosion accidents have severely impacted the people’s sense of security, and that the people’s yearning for a better life and the increasing expectations for a sense of security in the new era must always be addressed. Life first and safety first run through all work and the entire process of safe production, correctly handle the relationship between epidemic prevention and control, resumption of work and production, and strict implementation of local territorial management responsibilities, departmental "three must" supervision responsibilities and The main responsibility of the enterprise is to tightly control the "bull nose" of curbing major accidents, effectively prevent and resolve major safety risks, and firmly hold the bottom line of safety.
The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to immediately carry out a special inspection and rectification of the storage safety of hazardous chemicals nationwide, focusing on ports, docks, logistics warehouses, and chemical parks. The emergency management department shall supervise the relevant production and operation enterprises to implement measures such as cooling, ventilation, and keeping away from fire in the storage process. It is strictly forbidden to store excessive amounts and varieties, and mixed storage of mutually contraindicated substances, and ensure relevant cooling sprays, monitoring alarms, fire protection systems, etc. The installation facilities are intact and effective.
Transportation departments and customs at all levels shall organize inspections of all ports, warehouses (dumping) yards and wharves involving hazardous chemicals, penalize unqualified safety conditions, excessive storage, illegal mixed storage, etc., and order rectification within a time limit. . The departments of industry and information technology, public security, and market supervision should organize the investigation and punishment of the illegal production, storage and use of ammonium nitrate and other civil explosives in accordance with the division of responsibilities, and implement the sales and purchase license approval and flow information registration system.
The eco-environmental department shall conduct in-depth safety inspections of hazardous wastes and effectively implement safety precautions. All regions should carry out quantitative risk assessments for all storage places of explosive hazardous materials such as ammonium nitrate, and organize experienced experts to conduct in-depth front-line guidance services, open and unannounced visits, and truly in-depth investigations. We must insist on starting from the source, strictly implement the joint approval and strict control requirements of hazardous chemical production and storage projects, and scientifically and rationally arrange hazardous chemical production and storage enterprises.
The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen accountability, and transfer to the discipline inspection and supervision agency for accountability if the rectification measures are not implemented, major issues are pending, and major risks are delayed. Through the evaluation, we should not only focus on solving the specific problems raised in the accident investigation report, but also promote the solution of the long-standing "old problem", and earnestly achieve national warnings and rectifications nationwide.
The meeting emphasized that each August is a relatively concentrated month for serious and serious accidents. It is necessary to combine the three-year national safety production special rectification action to strengthen safety precautions in key industries such as coal mines, non-coal mines, fire protection, road transportation, and construction construction. Put the most prominent problem, the weakest link, and the biggest hidden danger to the front, and deal with urgent matters urgently. It is necessary to improve and improve the systems of risk analysis, level-by-level reporting, and rectification and implementation. In particular, treat major hidden risks as accidents, and earnestly investigate, eliminate, and prevent major accidents.
The State Council Security Committee Office issued a notice to deploy a special inspection and rectification of the storage safety of hazardous chemicals nationwide. In the early stage, the Emergency Management Department has organized a number of supervision and inspection teams to conduct open and unannounced visits to key areas of hazardous chemicals, and carried out special inspections and supervisions on more than 7,600 hazardous chemicals companies and more than 22,000 major hazard sources. On July 31, the Emergency Management Department and the Office of the State Council Security Committee held a special video conference to make arrangements for further improving the safety rectification of chemical parks and hazardous chemical companies.