495/ Methanol Operations / 992
Met
h
anol O
p
erations
BOS-
P
RD-2
6
.900
6
09
4 D
escri
p
tion
T
he
fo
ll
ow
i
n
g
e
l
ements
of
th
i
s
sect
i
on
shall
be
ta
k
en
i
n
cons
i
derat
i
on when
deve
l
op
i
n
g
the
operat
i
on
and
the
spec
i
f
i
c methano
l
manua
l
s
.
4
.1
K
no
w
le
dg
e o
f
t
h
e
m
aterials
u
se
d
4
.1.1 W
h
at is Met
h
anol?
D
er
i
ved
from
natura
l
g
as
,
methano
l i
s
a
hydrocarbon
,
compr
i
sed
of
carbon
,
hydro
g
en
and
o
x
y
g
en
. I
ts
chem
i
ca
l
formu
l
a
i
s C
H
3
O
H
.
Methano
l i
s
an
a
l
coho
l
and
i
s
co
l
our
l
ess
,
neutra
l,
po
l
ar
and
f
l
ammab
l
e
liq
u
i
d
. I
t
i
s m
i
sc
i
b
l
e w
i
th water
,
a
l
coho
l
s
,
and most other
or
g
an
i
c
so
l
vents
. I
t
i
s
on
l
y
s
li
g
ht
l
y
so
l
ub
l
e
i
n
fats
and o
il
s
.
O
ther
common
names
for methano
l i
nc
l
ude methy
l
a
l
coho
l,
methy
l
hydrate
,
wood
sp
i
r
i
t
,
wood
a
l
coho
l
and
methy
l
hydro
xi
de
.
U
N
number
i
s
1
2
3
0 (S
ee
“
M
SDS
Methane
x”).
At
a
ll
sta
g
es
of
transport methano
l
shall
be
stored
secure
l
y
and
hand
l
ed respons
i
b
l
y
. T
h
i
s m
i
n
i
m
i
z
es
r
i
s
k
to
peop
l
e
and
the
env
i
ronment
,
and preserves
product
q
ua
li
ty
.
4.1.1.1 Overriding considerations
x
Methano
l i
s
an
eas
il
y
i
g
n
i
ted hydrocarbon
that burns
i
n
a
i
r
;
x
T
he mo
l
ecu
l
ar we
i
g
ht
of methano
l
vapor
i
s mar
g
i
na
ll
y
g
reater
(
denser
)
than
a
i
r
(
3
2
versus
28
g
rams
per mo
l
e
).
As
a
resu
l
t
,
and
depend
i
n
g
on
the
c
i
rcumstances
of
a
re
l
ease
,
methano
l
vapor may co
ll
ect
i
n
conf
i
ned
spaces
and
l
ow
-l
y
i
n
g
areas
;
x
I
n
certa
i
n
spec
i
f
i
c
c
i
rcumstances
,
methano
l
vapor
e
x
p
l
odes
on
i
g
n
i
t
i
on
;
x
Methano
l i
s
a
to
xi
n
; i
n
g
est
i
on
of
a
sma
ll
amount
(
between
one
and
two
ounces
,
appro
xi
mate
l
y
3
0
to
6
0
m
illili
ters
)
can
cause
death
; l
esser
amounts
are
k
nown
to
cause
i
rrevers
i
b
l
e
b
li
ndness
. D
o
not
eat
i
t
,
dr
i
n
k i
t
,
breathe
i
t
,
or
stand over
i
t
;
x
Methano
l i
s
tota
ll
y m
i
sc
i
b
l
e
i
n
water
.
A
7
5
%
water
and
2
5
%
methano
l
so
l
ut
i
on
i
s
cons
i
dered
to
be
f
l
ammab
l
e
liq
u
i
d
. T
h
i
s
has
i
mportant
i
mp
li
cat
i
ons
for
f
i
re
f
i
g
ht
i
n
g
.
4.1.1.2 Special provisions and protective measures
x
S
o
far
as
poss
i
b
l
e
,
methano
l
shall
be
stored
and
used
i
n
a
ded
i
cated
area that
i
s
spec
i
f
i
ca
ll
y mar
k
ed
off
and
appropr
i
ate
l
y
l
abe
l
ed
. T
h
i
s
area
shall
have
safety measures
read
il
y
ava
il
ab
l
e
to
emp
l
oyees
wor
ki
n
g
i
n
the
area
;
x
U
se pos
i
t
i
ve mater
i
a
l
s
i
dent
i
f
i
cat
i
on
for
g
as
k
ets
,
f
il
ters
,
hose mater
i
a
l,
etc
;
x
Ensure
procedures
are
i
n p
l
ace
to
g
round
,
and per
i
od
i
ca
ll
y
ver
i
fy
g
round
i
n
g
;
x
Ensure
procedures
are
i
n p
l
ace
to protect
from water
up
-
ta
k
e and accumu
l
at
i
on
;
x
Ensure
procedures
and
prov
i
s
i
ons
are
i
n
p
l
ace
for
prevent
i
n
g
methano
l
entry
i
nto the water
tab
l
e
or
a
q
u
i
fers
;
x
Ensure
procedures and
e
q
u
i
pment are
i
n
p
l
ace for
personne
l
protect
i
on
;
x
Ensure
procedures
and
e
q
u
i
pment are
i
n
p
l
ace
for
l
ea
k
detect
i
on
and
a
l
arm
;
x
Ensure
procedures
and
e
q
u
i
pment are
i
n
p
l
ace
for
ons
i
te emer
g
ency
response
;
x
Ensure
procedures
and
poss
i
b
l
y
spec
i
a
li
z
ed
e
q
u
i
pment
are
i
n
p
l
ace
for
offs
i
te
emer
g
ency
responders
;
x
E
l
ectr
i
ca
l
e
q
u
i
pment
shall
be e
x
p
l
os
i
on
-
proof
;
x
P
os
i
t
i
ve pressure may be
re
q
u
i
red
to ensure
that methano
l-
free areas
are
protected
;
x
G
round
i
n
g
i
s
espec
i
a
ll
y
i
mportant
i
n
protect
i
n
g
methano
l
from
acc
i
denta
l i
g
n
i
t
i
on
resu
l
t
i
n
g
from
stat
i
c
d
i
schar
g
e
;
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i
on
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