John Merriman Miami, April 24, 2010 -This post will be about confined spaces and the various permits, regulations and procedures to follow. We in the industrial sectors must ensure that every confined space entry becomes safe and not even a single one results in an accident. Note: To get an excellent Confined Space training program, please click … Read more
The best training courses on hazardous areas are available here. Looking for an area classification presentation? Download the Practical Guide to Hazardous Areas now! ———————————————————— Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 23, 2010 — A fiery explosion that took the life of a 21-year-old member of the public in Weeletka, Oklahoma, on April 14 occurred at an … Read more
For a great guide to Safety Integrity Level, IEC 61511 and other topics, download the e-learning course on Safety Instrumented Systems here. ——————————————————————————————– April 21, 2010 -Several people were missing and others reported to be injured, after an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig, named Deepwater Horizon, is … Read more
Miami, Apr 15, 2010– Do you know what HIPPS stands for? Its an acronym for High Integrity Pressure Protection System. Next question-does your plant or facility use such a system? If so, please tell us about your experience-good,bad or ugly. You can use the comments form below to post. For the uninitiated, HIPPS is a … Read more
Update on the Tesoro refinery fire that resulted in three fatalities and several injuries Washington DC, April 2, 2010 -A four-member investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of an explosion and fire overnight in a naphtha hydrotreater unit at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington. Three workers … Read more
