PREVENTIVE FAILURES AND CAUSES OF FIRES AND/OR EXPLOSIONS IN OIL REFINERIES

U ovom je radu opisan način rada rafinerija nafte i mogući uzroci i posljedice nesreća na radu u rafinerijama nafte te postupci kako ih spriječiti. Zbog iznimno velike potražnje za fosilnim gorivima postoji velik broj rafinerija nafte koje su zbog svog načina funkcioniranja i kompleksnosti izrazito opasne za radnike i potrebno im je posvetiti više pažnje kako bi sigurnost radnika bila na odgovarajućoj razini. U drugom dijelu rada obrađen je slučaj nesreće u rafineriji nafte koja je nastala zbog ljudske nepažnje.This final paper describes the operation of oil refineries and the possible causes and consequences of accidents at work in oil refineries and procedures to prevent them. Due to the extremely high demand for fossil fuels, there are a large number of oil refineries which, due to their way of functioning and complexity, are extremely dangerous for workers and need more attention in order to ensure the safety of workers at the appropriate level. The second part of the paper deals with the case of an accident in an oil refinery caused by human negligence