Rekayasa Industri
Jl. Kalibata Timur I No. 36
Jakarta Timur
Hidrogen Sulfida
• Sifat: Lebih berat dari udara
– Methana
– Oksigen
– H2S
• Sangat beracun dan mudah
terbakar
• Tidak berwarna
• Cirinya seperti bau telur busuk
• Umumnya ditemukan pada
pekerjaan di ruang terbatas
(confined space)
Hidrogen Sulfida
• Ditemukan dalam pengeboran minyak dan gas
alam.
• Terbentuk akibat penguraian zat organik oleh
bakteri.
• Auto ignition: 2600 C.
• LEL: 4.3%
• UEL: 40.0%
• PEL: 20 – 50 ppm dapat bekerja selama 10
menit.
Semakin rendah tingkat paparan H2S pada
pekerja, semakin besar tingkat keparahan yang
dapat terjadi.
Sumber: Occupational Safety and Health Agencies
Organ Target
• Sistem pernapasan
• Sistem saraf pusat
• kulit
• Jan11, Garden City, TX- One worker was killed and three others were
injured in a Texas gas processing plant, probably due to a leakage of
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) gas. The accident ocurred at an oilfield site in
Glasscock county.
• They were all working atop a tank battery when apparently one of them
fell down, the result of Hydrogen Sulfide’s feared “knockout effect” . The
gas is deadly because it has a bad smell in lower concentrations (smells
like rotten eggs), but in higher concentrations, it simply desensitizes the
human nose, which can no longer smell it and hence the “knockout
effect”.
• What is surprising in this case is that all of them were reportedly wearing
Hydrogen Sulfide gas monitors, that are supposed to measure the H2S
concentration in the ambient air and sound an alarm if dangerous levels
are detected. It is not clear if the instruments did not work, or whether
the workers simply ignored them.
• The workers were rushed via an air ambulance to a hospital, but it was
too late for one of them. The rest are still serious, although stable.
• The incident once again highlights the safety precautions that need to
be taken when dealing with Hydrogen Sulfide gas.
Thank you for your
attention
Safety is our priority
HSE Division
PT Rekayasa Industri