An explosion rocked a metal processing plant located in Ohio on Monday 20th Feb 2023. The plant is owned by I Schumann & Co. processes metals and alloys and is located in Bedford near Cleveland, OH. What caused the metal plant explosion? It is not clear what caused this massive explosion that could be viewed … Read more
April 04, 2013– There have been several combustible dust accidents in industrial plants across the world, including the US. The last major one was at the Hoeganaes Iron Powder Facility in Gallatin, Tennessee in 2011, when three accidents occurred at the same facility within one year. Another major accident was the one in the year … Read more
Mumbai, Nov 08, 2010– Abhisam Software informs us that it is holding a one day training workshop on Hazardous Area Instrumentation, for the first time in the bustling Indian city of Mumbai on 3rd Dec 2010, at Hotel Kohinoor Continental, near the airport. The event, that has arranged leading industry experts as trainers, is a … Read more
Washington, DC, October 7, 2009 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new nine-minute safety video on the combustible dust explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia, which claimed the lives of 14 workers, injured 36, and caused extensive property damage on February 7, 2008. Entitled “Inferno: Dust Explosion … Read more
Last years explosion at Imperial Sugar Company’s Savannah, GA facility was horrendous, as it led to several fatalities and serious injuries of industrial workers. The US Chemical Safety Board investigated this accident and has now released the final investigation report. The US Chemical Safety Board, in its final draft report released on 24th Sep 2009 … Read more
