SIMULATORS AS A PREREQUISITE FOR REDUCING THE RISKS OF FIRE HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AT OIL SECTOR FACILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

In Kazakhstan, over the past 10 years, there have been more than three dozen accidents at hazardous production facilities. Significant depreciation of fixed assets, non-compliance with industrial and technogenic safety standards are the main factors in the occurrence of industrial safety incidents. As a result, there is a need to modernize and automate production, reduce the number of hazardous facilities, increase the responsibility of enterprises to monitor compliance with safety standards, and improve control and supervision methods. According to observations, for an oil refinery with an annual processing volume of 6.5 million tons of crude oil, losses due to erroneous actions by operators amount to 20-80% of the total. Consequently, the development of digital twins of oil industry facilities and training of operational personnel allow operators to become familiar with potential emergency and abnormal situations and develop a strategy for their actions to prevent consequences, but also contribute to the acquisition of the necessary skills brought to automatism.