Yet Another Hot Work Accident in Colorado-CSB chief expresses regret

July 11, 2010December 15, 2019John Merriman

Washington, DC, July 9, 2010 — Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso, chairperson and CEO of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said today he was saddened by news of the death of a Colorado welder yesterday while performing what is called “hot work” on a storage tank containing flammables at an environmental remediation company in Englewood, Colorado. […]

Hazards of hot work-CSB issues safety bulletin

March 8, 2010November 3, 2014John Merriman

This blog has consistently pointed out that many people working in industry seem to be unaware about the dangers of doing any “hot” work in a plant without a “gas test”. Despite several disasters that have been directly caused due to following this simple rule, nobody seems to have learnt lessons. The US Chemical Safety […]

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Yet Another Hot Work Accident in Colorado-CSB chief expresses regret

Hazards of hot work-CSB issues safety bulletin

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