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A turnkey solution that follows the highest safety demands

When it comes to fluid handling, individual turnkey conceptions are a requirement. The loading facility must be perfectly co-ordinated with the respective product. Therefore expertise as well as efficiency, reliability, highest quality and security are essential. A tank truck filling station recently engineered and installed by Emco Wheaton GmbH for a large European Chemical/Petrochemical  Corporation is a prime example of customer-oriented turnkey solutions. It gives optimum consideration to the product transferred and at the same time fulfills the company's high safety demands.  

Annually over 4 million tons of bulk chemical raw materials are fabricated at the customer's Petrochemical Plant, that provide base components for the production of plastics, composition rubber, fibers as well as solvents, softeners, lacquers, detergents, fertilizers and plant protection agents to the chemical industry. Due to Emco Wheaton's reputation of being a reliable partner with high quality standards, the decision was made to award them with this project. The project scope included the overall planning, engineering and execution of a loading station for filling road tank trucks with Glycol.  The goal was to be able to serve a various range of tank trucks without interference. Apart from the differences in height, minimum 3,200 mm, maximum 4,000 mm, the engineers also had to consider the variance in vehicle length.  

Specialty: Highest safety standard

The client makes no compromises to safety without exception and requirements are not just a fulfillment of obligations and regulations, but rather the company's business philosophy.

Without special safety measures service personnel accessing the vehicles for top loading would be exposed to potential danger of falling. This enherent danger is prevented with the fall protection system planned and supplied by Emco Wheaton.  Equipped with back protection, folding stairs and protective grating this system provides safe access of vehicle tops and protects service personnel during the loading process. For this Glycol Loading Station newly developed swivel railings were used for the first time enabling additional end fall protection. Due to hydraulic controls, the fall protection can be moved smoothly and evenly. Falling through gaps between tank truck and filling station is no longer possible.  Since the different elements of the fall protection can be combined individually, the project engineers could define the exact arrangement of the system to provide maximum operator safety.  

The Emco fall protection is manufactured according to machine guidelines CE and ATEX. It was approved according to the guidelines of the 'Berufsgenossenschaft Chemie' and the 'Berufsgenossenschaft Arbeitssicherheit' (government safety associations). As each component conforms with the applicable technical regulations the Emco Wheaton fall protection meets highest German and European standards and carries a recently renewed five year approval.

For more information please contact
Corinne Diho
Marketing Manager
EMCO WHEATON
Corinne.Diho@emcowheaton.com
www.emcowheaton.com
Phone +49 (0)642284-284  

Posted: February 24, 2006

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