Sunrise propane explosion-could a little investment in good engineering and safety systems have averted it?
In Aug 2008, there was an explosion in a propane storage facility, located in the midst of a residential area in Toronto. There were two fatalities including that of a firefighter. The explosion was so huge it was very frightening and the subsequent fire was deadlier.
Here’s a link to the video on YouTube
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=XCsNcwpYjUs
About 12,500 people [...]
Cost of NOT preventing corrosion in a gas pipeline - $ 4 billion!
On June 3, 2008, there was a large explosion in a natural gas processing station on Varanus island near Western Australia. The investigation report that was released last week, points to poor maintenance as being the leading cause of the accident. It seems that the company that maintained the pipeline and associated infrastructure neglected maintenance [...]
Fire and explosion at Bayer Cropscience facility-W.Virgina
On 29th Aug 2008, there was a large fire and explosion at a Bayer Cropscience facility near Charleston, W. Virginia. A team from the US Chemical Safety baord reportedly visited the site after the accident, but they have not released any investigation report as of now. The exact cause of the accident remains unknown, but [...]
Static Electricity Hazards-Mere bonding and grounding may not be enough!
Continuing with our series on the US Chemical Safety Board accident investigation videos, we discuss today the most insidous and hidden hazards in the chemical processing industry-Static Electricity. Why is static electricity so hazardous in chemical plants? Simply because many inflammable liquids (like most solvents), tend to accumulate static charges on their surface, especially when [...]
Use Gas Detectors to improve safety-lessons from an industrial accident
This post shows how easy it can be, to build-in safety into your plant, by using the right kind of gas detector. Continuing our “Case study” series, we show below how a simple gas detector, had it been installed, could have easily prevented a major industrial catastrophe.
The video below show the US Chemical Safety Board [...]
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