Various clauses and definitions have been updated in the 2017 edition.  Some updates that are of particular significance from a process safety perspective, address the potential for a major tank overflow, such as what resulted in the major explosion at the Buncefield Terminal (UK) in 2005.  These include:

As experts in process safety and risk management, R4Risk has one of the largest in-house teams in Australia specifically dedicated to this field. All of R4Risk’s consultants are highly qualified chemical engineers, and have an extensive history assisting organisations, both large and small, to manage risks associated with their activities.

R4Risk provides extensive services in process safety for facilities storing and handling flammable and combustible liquids.  This includes computer modelling of heat flux from fire scenarios, the results of which can be used to assess fire protection requirements and optimise fire protection systems.  To discuss this, or how any of the other changes to AS 1940 may affect your facility, please contact our office.

The 2017 edition of AS 1940 has been released.  This standard, last updated in 2004, sets out requirements and recommendations for the safe storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids.  In the process safety field that R4Risk operates in, this standard is particularly significant in its applicability to bulk fuel terminals and other hazardous facilities that store and handle large quantities of these substances.

Established in 2008, R4Risk is an independent company providing specialist consulting services in the areas of risk management and process safety.