The CSB released the following information regarding last years fire and explosion at CITGO refinery in Texas. Apparently there was a large vapor cloud release of Hydrogen Fluoride too, it now emerges. The following is the text of the release (in italics) Houston, Texas, December 9, 2009 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today … Read more
Very soon, we will have the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster-one of the worst industrial accidents in the world. For the chemical industry worldwide, Bhopal is said to be the wake-up call and turning point that forever changed attitudes towards safety. For those of you who are too young to remember the incident, … Read more
The CSB (U.S. Chemical Safety Board) has released footage from a surveillance camera that has captured the explosion at the Silver Eagle refinery in Utah that happened recently. The video shows how big an explosion can happen in a manner of a fraction of a second. The fireball that is seen can be more than … Read more
Here’s an update on the the Caribbean Tank Farm Fire from the CSB (US Chemical Safety Board). Bayamon, PR, November 17, 2009 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced that it will be conducting a full investigation of the October 23, 2009 explosion and fire at Caribbean Petroleum Refining. CSB investigators continue to … Read more
Washington DC, November 4, 2009 – A six-member team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of today’s explosion and fire at the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross, Utah. According to local officials, the explosion in the diesel hydrotreater unit caused damage to homes in the surrounding area and … Read more
