The Computer Security Reserach Center of the Information Technology laboratory of NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology) has published the final draft of its SP 800-160, Volume 2, which deals with cyber resiliency engineering framework that can be used, among other measures to protect Industrial Safety and Control Systems from cyber threats. This … Read more
Update on Philly Refinery fire. Philadelphia, PA, October 16, 2019 – Today, the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a factual update into the June 21, 2019, explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery in Philadelphia. The factual update notes that a pipe elbow, which had corroded to about half the thickness … Read more
October 16, 2019 – Update on the incident here June 21st, 2019– A major explosion and fire has occurred at an oil refinery in Philadelphia (known locally as the Suncor refinery for many years, but now known as the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery). This is one of the oldest refineries in the US on the … Read more
June 20, 2019- The more things change, the more they remain the same! is an old saying, that appears to be true from the recently released report on the Pryor Trust Gas Well blowout that resulted in five fatalities. Even after so many years of experience of operating oil and gas facilities, these accidents continue … Read more
Abhisam informs us that they have published a new white paper on Confined Space Safety. Confined spaces are a major workplace hazard today. However, the concept of what are confined spaces is very vague, in the minds of workers as well as their supervisors and managers, even though OSHA (US Occupational Safety and Health Administration) … Read more
