Análise de risco no transporte rodoviário de combustíveis líquidos no Brasil

Abstract

Distribution of liquid fuels is mainly done by roadways across Brazilian territory. Transported volumes increase every year, and the responsibility of those involved in this logistic process grows proportionally, since fuels are hazardous products that offer great risk to the environment and society if handled incorrectly. Brazil’s legislation towards road transport of hazardous products is extremely rigorous and interconnected to environmental legislation, since potential damage related to this activity is immense. With that said, previous risk analysis is extremely important in order to act preventiously to avoid potential environmental acidentes with high possible risk. This work will deal with the use of some methodologies and tools that help in the identification and subsequent analysis of risks. In this case, the HAZOP Analysis, the Risk Matrix, the LOPA Analysis and the ALOHA software will be detailed, applied in a real case and from the results obtained, the effectiveness and better applicability for each of the methodologies and tools used will be analyzed. The use of those metodologies allows for identification and priorization of the main bottlenecks in the development of solutions and improvements towards making roadways liquid fuels distribution safer for all those involved.