An Approach to Improving FRP Equipment Reliability.

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• Personal Author:
  Conlisk PJ ; Niesse JE ; Puyear RB
• Description:
  An approach to improving the reliability of equipment constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP) was presented. FRP equipment was described as being strong, lightweight, resistant to chemicals, and inexpensive, but safety problems were found to occur due to the misuse of this material. The selection of FRP equipment required consideration of chemical compatibility, temperature, pressure, site environment, physical requirements, external constraints, the consequences of failure, and maintenance and repair. Structural design of FRP equipment was discussed, and equations describing stress and strain were presented along with a description of design approach. Recommendations were made regarding the procurement of FRP equipment, including the specifications that should be included, selection of a fabricator, and inspection and acoustic testing of the equipment. Equipment damage during installation was found to be a major cause of failure, and recommendations were provided for proper installation. The maintenance and repair of FRP equipment was discussed, with early detection of defects and appropriate repair cited as the key to effective maintenance. The authors conclude that with tedious attention to detail, the safe application of FRP equipment can be achieved.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Environmental Health Fungi Fungicide, Industrial Hazardous Substances Herbicides Insecticides Occupational Health Safety Urine

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• Keywords:
  Acoustical-measurements Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Chemical-properties Equipment-design Equipment-reliability Industrial-equipment Materials-testing Mechanical-properties Reinforced-plastics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  180-208
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00172635
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1981 Mar:180-208
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e222af0ec2318a691453bf29a3d9060bf914124d64b97979e3a8e41a72c4de2864aa864959063192d2f3149b7975cbd99e6a7ee46bf93a0324006114a510f67
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179998/cdc_179998_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 554.69 KB ]