April 21, 2016- A massive explosion and toxic vapor cloud were reported from the site of a petrochemicals manufacturing plant which is part of PEMEX in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. The plant is part of Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo, or PMV, a vinyl petrochemical plant that is a joint venture between Pemex’s petrochemical unit and a … Read more
Mumbai, May 01, 2012– Abhisam Software have announced that a new, unique, training workshop “Practical Calculations for Safety Instrumented Systems” was conducted in Mumbai at the Aker Solutions training center in Mumbai on April 23rd and 24th 2012. It was attended by several engineering and safety professionals from engineering consulting companies such as Aker, Toyo … Read more
Washington, DC, March 7, 2012 — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced today that it has developed a new policy on employee participation in investigations that the Board hopes will enhance the vital role played by plant workers in determining root causes of incidents and promoting facility safety. The policy, which was approved by a … Read more
Update: The latest fatal accident involving Nitrogen occurred at a Georgia food processing plant today. Read about it here. We in the industry, generally are led to believe that Nitrogen, an inert gas, is by association with the word inert , also “safe”. This information resides somewhere deep inside of our subconscious mind, where we … Read more
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 … Read more
