Confined Space Entry
This document, usually generated by Operations, must be issued to workers before entry can be made into a confined space.
What is a Confined Space Entry Permit?
This year marked the official start of Bayway’s operations.
What is 1909?
This is the permissible exposure limit for benzene over an 8-hour time-weighted average.
What is 0.5 ppm?
These types of filters must be used in vacuums or respirators to capture lead dust.
What are HEPA filters?
This is the initial process in oil refining that separates crude oil into different components based on their boiling points.
What is distillation?
The permit issuer must contact this person to let them know that they have issued a Confined Space Entry Permit.
Who is the Dispatcher?
This company built the Bayway Refinery.
What is Standard Oil?
The most common route of benzene poisoning occurs through this.
What is inhalation?
This is the chemical element symbol for Lead.
What is Pb?
This unit operation cracks larger hydrocarbons molecules into smaller, more useful molecules like gasoline.
What is catalytic cracking?
This process involves purging oxygen from a confined space, typically with nitrogen, before entry to reduce hazards.
What is inerting?
Bayway’s first product line mainly produced this petroleum product.
What is kerosene?
THE DAILY DOUBLE!
At approximately what concentration does pure benzene start showing up on an LEL (Lower Explosive Limit) sensor? Hint: LEL for benzene = 1.2%
Lead can cause serious harm to this system in the body, which controls all other bodily functions.
What is the central nervous system?
This is the process of removing water, salts, and other impurities from crude oil before refining.
What is desalting?
This individual must be contacted for guidance if the temperature inside a confined space exceeds 100°F.
Who is the Industrial Hygienest?
This was the name of Bayway's first company baseball team.
What is the Bayway Oilers?
This material is used for gloves and is suitable for preventing skin contact with benzene.
What is nitrile?
This type of medical testing is most commonly used to determine a worker's potential exposure to lead.
What is a blood test or blood lead level testing?
This is the name of the process used to recover and recycle gases and liquids in refineries, reducing waste.
What is vapor recovery?
Entry into a confined space is prohibited if the oxygen content is less than this percentage.
What is 19.5%?
In 1919, scientists at Bayway produced the world’s first petrochemical, this common rubbing-alcohol ingredient.
What is isopropyl alcohol?
Benzene vapors are this many times heavier than air.
What is three times?
In the 1960's the removal of lead from gas began on a global scale. It was completely removed by this year.
What is 2021?
This process uses a metal-based catalyst to break down and rearrange hydrocarbon molecules into higher-value products.
What is catalytic reforming or powerforming?