Explosion and fire at Buncefield Oil Storage Depot - Five companies to face prosecution
It is now almost three years since the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion took place and finally the authorities have declared, that they will be pressing criminal charges against five companies, ostensibly who have been found guilty of acts of omission.
For those of you who do not remember the case, here is a short overview. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Proper Hazardous Area Classification can prevent accidents
Mention the words “Hazardous Area Classification” and most people who operate plants think, “Oh No! It means that I have to install explosionproof equipment.”
Well, nothing could be further from the truth. First of all all hazardous areas do not have explosionproof equipment (it is just one of the many ways in which one can implement [...]
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