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 [...]
Can using Gas detectors simplify hazardous area classification?
Is it possible that if we use gas detectors to continuosly monitor the explosive limits in a classified (hazardous) location, we could manage it better?
Of course! If you recall, the area classification concept itself is based on the amount of time in a year, an explosive gas mixture (or a combustible dust-air mixture) is likely [...]
Gas Detector calibration & testing-ideal frequency
In a typical large chemical manufacturing plant or facility, typically there may be hundreds of gas detectors and gas monitors that warn operators about lurking hazards related to leaking chemicals and vapors. These detectors are installed during the plant startup or possibly are added after a few incidents or as the result of HAZOP or [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to Industrial Plant Safety!
Welcome to this online magazine (blog) on Industrial Plant Safety ! Here, you will find a lot of useful information regarding industrial plant safety, that includes safety equipment, industrial safety systems, fire & gas systems, hazardous areas, intrinsic safety, explosion protection, safety instrumented systems and so on. In fact, everything under the sun that [...]
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