John Merriman Aug 15, 2015- Tianjin, China– News from the site of the #Tianjin warehouse explosion continues to be worse than expected. The number of people hospitalized has steadily increased, crossing 700 or so as per news reports and more worryingly the air in the area has become polluted with highly toxic chemicals, including the deadly Sodium … Read more
Aug 13, 2015, Tianjin, China– For those who think warehouse safety is merely slip and fall protection for workers in a warehouse, think again. The Tianjin warehouse incident has shown that chemical warehouse safety is much more important, as compared to the standard warehouse safety protocols and trainings out there. When hazardous, toxic or other … Read more
Aug 13, 2015- Tianjin, China– Massive explosions, accompanied by fires rocked the important port city of Tianjin in China today, with reports of at least 44 fatalities and several hundred more injured. More than 500 people have been hospitalized. The first explosion took place in a chemical storage warehouse, where hazardous goods were stored, according … Read more
July 02, 2015– A train carrying petroleum products & acrylonitrile reportedly derailed in Tennessee, with the cargo catching fire and releasing toxic gas fumes, leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents in the surrounding areas. About 5000 residents of Knoxville, Blount County had to be evacuated after the freight train derailed and/or crashed, leading … Read more
May 28,2015– A new kind of cybersecurity incident has come to light this month, after extensive research by Panda Labs, a cybersecurity company. It involves the oil transportation industry. It appears that a large number of companies that deal in storage and transportation of oil had been hacked in a somewhat unique fashion, where oil … Read more
