Please note that your check valves and other back-up stops need to be
checked regularly for functionality as even a little water in chlorine makes
it eat valves and metal quickly.  I oversaw a large loss in Nevada years ago
where the check valves had flat spots from erosion/corrosion/wear that made
them non-functional so that there was no way to stop the flow of chlorine
from the tanks and out through a pipe elbow that failed.  The leak was
eventually stopped by dismantling pipes and inserting a blind flange in
place of a gasket.  Messy, expensive and should have been unnecessary.  The
resulting evacuation of a town and hospital and loss of many pets and
gardens was not popular.  Typically the piping is more at risk than is the
tank itself.

Caleb Didriksen
Didriksen Law Firm
3114 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
 
504 586 1600
fax 504 822 3119

-----Original Message-----
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of
Jason Jones
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:25 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chlorine Cylinder SOPs or Contingency Plan

Does anyone out there have a SOP or a Contingency Plan for responding to a
chlorine cylinder leak or rupture?  We have 1 ton cylinders that are used
for our water treatment systems.  

Thank you,

Jason Jones
The University Of Mississippi Medical Center
Biological/Chemical Safety Officer
Phone: (601)-984-1981
Pager:  (601)-929-3884
jnjones2**At_Symbol_Here**hr.umsmed.edu


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