Compressed air is widely used in industries and can be considered as important as electric power or raw materials. However, because it is compressed, air and other industrial gases require delicate handling and special precautions to be used to prevent them from being misused.
Compressed air is often used improperly, with the practice of unsafe acts, common in areas of much dust, when the worker uses it to clean their clothes, as well as in times of great heat, to cool with the air flow. Acts of this nature may have serious consequences for those who ignore the precepts of safety and commit such reckless acts.
This topic addresses, among other things:
- Physical properties of air
- Production and Storage of Compressed Air.
- Compressed air distribution networks.
- Contaminants of compressed air.
- Dangers in the use of compressed air.
- Michelin’s Evil
- Study of accidents caused by the misuse of compressed air.
auxiliary in this process is FISH, the English acronym for Friction, Impact, Static and Heat.
