Sep10, 2014 – Bathinda, Punjab, India The recent fire circa 20 June 2014 at the Mittal- HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Company Limited) refinery in Bathinda, Punjab, India may result in claims of over 100 million dollars, say news reports. The refinery had been insured against accidents, as well as against loss of business due to accidents. … Read more
A gas pipeline operated by Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL for short) apparently suffered an explosion that reportedly killed as many as 14 people and injured 15.
Washington DC, Aug 01, 2013– Due to the recent spate of chemical industry related accidents and unfortunate events, the President of the United States today issued an Executive Order to improve safety and security in chemical industry related facilities in the US. Towards this end, the President has constituted a working group, called the Chemical … Read more
July12, 2013- Heathrow, UK– Just as the dust was settling on the Asiana airlines Boeing 777 crash landing incident at San Francisco, comes the news report of another Boeing plane involved in an accident. This time it is an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787, named “Queen of Sheba” that caught fire at the Heathrow airport at … Read more
April 24, 2013 Miami FL– Todays informative post in the Industrial Plant Safety blog will give you an idea about Risk Assessment in industry, especially the process industry. The Process Industry covers a large range of industrial sectors such as Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Oil and Gas, Fertilizers, Pulp and Paper, Food & Beverages, Pharmaceutical manufacturing and … Read more
