John Merriman 
In today’s blog post we will review a much-misunderstood explosion protection concept, which is Intrinsic Safety. We will present a very brief overview below. As usual intelligent comments are always welcome through the Comments form! Introduction In the early 19th century the mining industry was a major employer. Unfortunately, it also had the largest number … Read more
We all have several safety guidelines in our plants. Some are given as top management directives, some are given out by the local authorities, some by the federal/higher government authorities like OSHA/ other independent bodies like the US Chemical Safety Board and some others are plant and process specific only. Some of these are introduced, … Read more
After the recent Total facility gas leak case, this is another one in Texas. A gas supected to contain Hydrogen Sulfide has affected workers at the Tyco plant in North Lubbock. It is not clear if they were wearing any personal protective equipment or not. It is also unclear if they were carrying any portable … Read more
We have often been warned to stay away from tall metal structures, trees and other kinds of lightning attractors during a thunderstorm, but many of us do not think about it seriously enough. If you are amongst these non believers in such warnings- be warned. An industrial accident was reported on 26th June 2009, when … Read more
OSHA has cited Hess Corporation, that operates an oil refinery in Port Reading, N.J., for workplace safety and health violations, proposing fines totaling $141,500. The agency initiated the investigation as part of its National Emphasis Program focused on petroleum refinery process safety management. The company has been issued 31 serious violations and one other-than-serious violation, … Read more
