Hydrogen sulphide hazards & its management in E & P sector

Use of chemicals is indispensable if the growth of civilization is to continue unabated. Though most of the chemicals are hazardous in nature, left no alternative to the mankind, but to live with them as they are closely connected with our health, clothing, education, agriculture protection, defense, industrialization, electricity generation etc. Safe handling, storage, transportation of such materials is mandatory to avoid catastrophic and traumatic incidents like 1984 BHOPAL TRAGEDY, which left an unforgettable stain on modern technology.

Realizing the inevitability of the use of various hazardous chemicals, in this article several factors baring and storage, safe operating & handling, fire hazards & measures to control are enumerated in brief. Nature of hazardous materials, the physical - chemical characteristics are required for the above purpose, corrosive effect on metal, safety measures in handling of industrial chemicals. Hydrogen sulphide, commonly known as H₂S, also known by various name Sour gas, Silent Killer, Stink Damp, Rotten egg gas, Sulhide Hydride and sulfurated Hydrogen suggestions are made to minimize or to eliminate hazards at various levels, keeping in view the safety code. In UN's statement of 2nd WCDR (World Congress Disaster Reduction), Kobe, Japan it is said, “Living with the risks with continuous improvement.