Hazards of hot work-CSB issues safety bulletin

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 … Read more

Download the Safety Instrumented Systems training demo for free

Miami,FL Feb 23,2010—- Now you can view the Safety Instrumented Systems e-learning course demo that has been recently launched by Abhisam Software, for free. The full course consists of seven modules, that are much bigger and more detailed than this one, which is just an introduction to get you started. Since Safety Instrumented Systems are … Read more

Urgent Gas Code Recommendations to be considered by CSB

UPDATED 9 p.m. February 4 – On a 2-1 vote, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board tonight approved urgent safety recommendations on gas purging safety at a public meeting in Raleigh, following extensive testimony and public comment.  The draft recommendations, which were approved as presented by the staff without amendment, urged the National Fire Protection Association … Read more

ConAgra Slim Jim plant Fatal explosion-CSB to hold public hearing

Washington, DC, January 14, 2010 – The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today announced that it will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, February 4, 2010, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to present preliminary findings from its investigation of the June 9, 2009, natural gas explosion and ammonia release at the ConAgra Food Slim Jim … Read more