THE USE OF MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION UNIT OPERATORS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

Abstract

The article deals with specialized software to support the work of production unit operator at refineries. Operators use an emergency response plan to eliminate accidents. These Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) are developed in accordance with the regulatory and legal documents of the Republic of Kazakhstan. However, the amount of information contained in the ERP is quite large. Therefore, printed on paper ERP are quite cumbersome, which makes it difficult to find the necessary algorithm of actions in an emergency situation. The proposed software is an interactive application and can be installed on a variety of electronic media - tablets, smartphones and desktop computers. This allows operators to quickly select and open the necessary algorithm of actions, and also expands training possibilities for operators, which is important for reducing the risk of erroneous actions in accidents and emergencies in production units of oil refineries. The application has been developed in Java-script language using JSON format. The interactive application was experimentally tested in «PetroKazakhstan Oil Production» LLP. The experiment showed that the time spent by the operator on elimination of accidents when using the developed specialized software was on average 15% less than when working with the plan printed on paper, and 30% less than when working with the plan in memory. These experiments also showed that the software almost completely eliminated operator errors. This confirms the effectiveness of the developed interactive application in practice.