Ron Potts
Member
- Location
- Louisville, Ohio
I am new to the Upstream Oil and Gas field and noticed most emergency stop buttons have to be pulled to perform a stop. I normally see emergency stop buttons be of a push to actuate a stop. I have been doing some research on this and the only code I can find is the NFPA 79 and if you look in Annex C at the type of equipment covered it's not even close to the gas/oil processing equipment we have on our locations. Most of our locations do not have rotating or moving equipment, the hazard we are dealing with is pressure and hazardous environments such as a risk of fire and explosion. I'm looking for some advice on this to present a case for changing to a push to stop Emergency Stop. We are in the process of getting an NFPA membership so we can ask the same question for clarification. I'm thinking they will recommend a safety evaluation be performed to determine the risk of a pull to stop button. Any help is welcome.