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The document discusses the importance of electricity production and the various types of power plants, highlighting the environmental impact of each type. It emphasizes the role of OSHA and NFPA in ensuring safety in power plants, detailing the importance of safe working conditions and employee training. The document also outlines the operational aspects of turbines used in thermal power plants and their energy generation capabilities.

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Safety

The document discusses the importance of electricity production and the various types of power plants, highlighting the environmental impact of each type. It emphasizes the role of OSHA and NFPA in ensuring safety in power plants, detailing the importance of safe working conditions and employee training. The document also outlines the operational aspects of turbines used in thermal power plants and their energy generation capabilities.

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INTRODUCTION TO POWER PLANT AND SAFETY

Electricity possesses a lot of importance to today's world, and thus, knowing how it is

produced is prudent. There are different types of power plants that produce electricity to help run

different facilities. Despite their helpfulness, some power plants pollute the environment while

some do not. Hydroelectric and thermal power plants are environmentally friendly. Power plants

have turbines that have rotary blades that are rotated by steam for thermal power plants. The

turbine is usually spinned to produce electricity. Notable turbines used in power plants include

the condensing and back-pressure turbines. In the back-pressure turbine, the turbine's exhausted

steam is led into the desalination units where it functions as the heating medium while being

cooled. For the condensing turbine, the exhausted steam from the prime mover is converted to

liquid. The latent heat of vaporization is usually used during the conversion process, while the

latent heat of condensation turns saturated steam to saturated water. Of all the power plants,

thermal power plants generate the highest energy.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the provision of safe and

healthy working conditions is usually vital at any work place. NFPA is tasked with eliminating

injury, death, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical, and other related hazards. The

laws have been helpful, especially in power plants that, for several decades now, haven't

witnessed severe safety hazards. The provisions in OSHA have primarily attributed this, the

mandate of employers and employees' adherence to safety precautions. The innovative ways of
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dealing with occupational safety and health problems are also factored in the law. The safety

aspect also usually entails training of the employees, especially for those doing jobs or in areas

that are considered dangerous such as in power plants. The practice doesn't just entail how one

can prevent an accident from happening but also how to react during an accident, the

precautionary action to take before the medics arrive.

Fig 1: Safety chart

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