INTRODUCTION:: The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused greatest impact to the business framework across the globe. Each company depends on their strategy, they developed their pandemic business continuity management. Like other industry, the OHSE Education and Training organizations have faced similar challenges especially to conduct trainings like Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) rescue kits includes escape set, working set respiratory protective equipment. The different disinfectant chemicals have been identified and experimented on various feasibility factors like level of disinfection, procedures to be followed for disinfection, availability and the cost factor. In this process the material damage due to disinfectant chemicals over the equipment have been identified and the appropriate alternate chemicals by applying the Chemical Risk assessment & Substitution Hierarchy of control have been identified. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The chlorine based and the ortho-Phthalaldehyde based COVID19 disinfection chemical compounds have been used for the different respirator protective equipment and escape sets. The disinfection chemicals have been applied over the RPEs for the following materials like Neoprene, Chloroprene, natural rubber, Polycarbonate, Flame retardant polyester and the impacts have been observed. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS: The dilution factors, disinfection efficiency, Chemicals used can be identified from the manufacturer, federal and chemical agencies. This experiment result will help to identify the suitable COVID19 disinfection chemicals for the different RPEs used in H2S/SO2 escape sets used in the Hydrocarbon industry.
Disinfection of Respiratory Protective Equipment in OHSE - H2S Practical Trainings