LIGHTNING RISK MITIGATION – MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE

Dr Akihiro Wakabayashi, CTO of Critical Facility Group, looks at why tank fires and explosions are still happening and what can be done to reduce the risk one of the biggest risks to external floating roof tanks (EFRT) is the exposure to potential tank rim fires and explosions. The occurrence of such incidents happens on a yearly basis in facilities around the world and causes significant impact on environmental damages, interruption to operation, business losses and in some cases severe injuries and loss of lives. A major cause of these tank fire and explosion incidents is lightning – one of […]