John Merriman Jan 07, 2013, Surat, India– A major fire was reported yesterday at one of Indian Oil Corporation’s tank farm at Surat, in the state of Gujarat in India. Apparently there have been two fatalities and some missing persons as well. The fire has been brought into control as per the latest reports. It raged for … Read more
We Wish all our readers, contributors, commenters and advertisers a Very Happy and a Very Safe 2013! Our weblog is a repository of a lot of safety information, news and tips from all around the world and especially related to industrial activity. We hope that all stakeholders in industry have a Very Happy and a … Read more
You must have come across the term HAZOP very often lately, as it has been in the news more often. HAZOP is an acronym which is short for Hazard and Operability study and it was first introduced many decades ago by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) of UK. ICI no longer exists today as ICI (various … Read more
Aug 25th, 2012– The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released some photos of the recent Chevron refinery fire. If you recollect, Chevron’s Richmond, CA refinery had a huge explosion and fire on 6th Aug 2012, that resulted in catastrophic damage. The CSB is investigating the accident and in the interim, has posted some footage … Read more
Map Ta Phut, May 6, 2012– A powerful explosion at the BST (Bangkok Synthetics Company) plant at Map Ta Phut, Thailand has reportedly resulted in 12 fatalities and more than a 100 injuries, say news reports from various sources. Hundreds more were evacuated when fumes and gases from the accident site began spreading to nearby … Read more
