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Important Notes Taken From DuPont Gas Leak

DuPont recently reported the causes of methyl chloride leak from the phosgene unit in last January at its West Virginia chemical plant, which caused one worker died. Phosgene is a hazardous chemical used for manufacturing of pesticide and plastic that can damage the respiratory system.

According to DuPont report that was published in businessweek.com, the causes of the gas leak were aging hoses, corrosion and pressure build up in the line. Combination of these factors had caused hoses failed to function properly. (more…)

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Downloadable Examples of Workplace Accident Investigation Forms

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In the previous article, I have described about industrial accident investigation procedures, which consist of five basic steps. Generally, the procedures and required forms are established at the same time.

Now, I am going to tell you about the related forms, i.e. workplace accident investigation forms that required to do accident investigation. Workplace accident investigation forms may also be called by employee accident report form.

The examples of downloadable workplace accident investigation forms are for references only. Of course you can customize the forms according to your organization requirements or modify them to add some features. (more…)

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How to Write Accident Report for Chemical Plant

A Quick Guide to How To Write Accident Report for Chemical Plant

by Lukman Nulhakiem

Writing accident report is performed after the accident investigation process finished. An industrial accident report should be able to answer key information related to the accident: who, what, where, when, why and how the accident happened. Besides, it should also recommend preventive actions to stop the accident from recurrence.

Accident investigation will determine the root cause of the accident that happen in chemical plant site. And this information should be included in the accident report and it states clearly failure that leaded to the accident.

The person in charge, who is assigned to do the accident investigation, is generally the same person who makes the accident report plant. To perform such important report, he or she has to be trained well about accident investigation procedure and reporting. Then, the accident report will be transferred for management review. (more…)

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Industrial Accident Investigation Procedures

In this article, we will learn about how to investigate an industrial accident. Within this article, we will use term of accident, in order to describe an event that causes injury, property damage or death.

It is extremely important to find out the cause of an industrial accident or workplace accident in general. All accidents that occur in the plant site both minor and major accidents have to be reported as quickly as possible. The accidents are then investigated to identify the causes and set up proper control measures to avoid accident recurrence.

Determining the underlying causes of an accident is one of the most important aspects of workplace accident investigation. (more…)

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Archive for the ‘ Accident Investigation ’ Category

Important Notes Taken From DuPont Gas Leak

How to Write Accident Report for Chemical Plant

A Quick Guide to How To Write Accident Report for Chemical Plant

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