Has the root cause of the Ohio train derailment (that led to the Ohio chemical cloud) been found? Update: 24th Feb 2023- The NTSB has released a preliminary report regarding the Ohio train wreck here. Background You probably know by now about the Ohio train derailment accident that took place about two weeks ago, where … Read more
Train Derailment in Ohio East Palestine, Ohio-13th Feb 2023- Nearly a week after the huge chemical train derailment accident near East Palestine Ohio occurred, authorities conducted a controlled blast, to prevent a larger explosion from occurring. Meanwhile the fire released huge amounts of hazardous and highly toxic gases into the surrounding atmosphere. These include really … Read more
What is the free Industrial Hygiene course? A new free Industrial Hygiene training course is now available online. This is an excellent opportunity for any technical professionals, who are working in an industrial facility and would like to know the fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, without spending anything. This is one of the best free online … Read more
Dec 23, 2021– A fire broke out in the Exxon Mobil refinery located in Baytown, TX today, injuring four contract workers who were repairing a pipeline inside the hydrotreater unit. This unit was shutdown earlier this week after a leakage and apparently was being repaired by contract workers. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Harris County, tweeted that … Read more
The Aghorn Hydrogen Sulfide accident On October 26, 2019 there was a fatal injury due to a Hydrogen Sulfide accident at the Aghorn Operating Waterflood station in Odessa, Texas. The US Chemical Safety Board was investigating this accident and had released a report about the Hydrogen Sulfide incident, as was reported by us here. The … Read more
