Oklahama Oil Site Explosion-CSB releases report

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

Tesoro Anacortes refinery fire-CSB starts investigations

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

Tesoro Refinery Fire causes fatalities

Update: View the latest update on this incident here. Anacortes,WA April 1, 2010-  Yet another explosion and fire at a Tesoro refinery, this time in Washington State. The company is already under investigation by the Chemical Safety Board for a previous fire in one of its refineries in Salt Lake City. An explosion and fire … Read more

Kleen Energy Explosion-CSB issues report

Download the shareware book Hazardous Area Classification here for free now! Feb 25, 2010- The CSB has released a preliminary report about their findings in the Kleen energy power plant explosion that caused fatalities and injuries. Here is the text of the news conference. The gist of the findings are that companies must take sufficient … Read more

Kleen Energy Power Plant Explosion-CSB deploys investigation team

Washington, DC, February 7, 2010 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying a seven-person team to the site of a fatal explosion at the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown, Connecticut. The team is expected on site midday on Monday, February 8. According to media reports, the explosion at approximately 11:30 a.m. resulted in … Read more