A plant accident video that was released by U.S Chemical Safety Board shows how static spark could cause fire explosion involving non-conductive flammable liquid. This video shows you that it is very important to understand property of handled flammable liquid, install inert gas purging system and prevent appearance of static electric spark in the flammable liquid tank. This accident occurred at Barton Solvents facilities in Valley Center, Kansas, on July 17, 2007. (more…)
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Chemical Plant Accident Record in September 2009
Below here is some accidents news that I read in September 2009. It is my strong intention to post about this to provide you with real safety problems and then you could extract some important points from these news in order to improve your workplace safety.
18 Dead Caused by Chemical Unloading Explosion in China
Chemical Fire at Fuel Storage Facility in US (more…)
Tags: Plant Natural Gas, Accident Record, Sodium Silicate Cylinder, fuel storageIntroduction to Fire Extinguishers Selection
Portable fire extinguisher is the first line defense against small fire. We can easily recognize its appearance while we walk through the plant site or building inside it. But the question is “Can those fire extinguishers put out any type of fire?”
Of course they can’t. Fire extinguisher can only be used for type of fire as described on its label. Never use the extinguisher for any fire other than what are described on the label. (more…)
Tags: plant site, extinguisher agent, monoammonium phospahate, square feet, numerical codeChemical Plant Accidents in July 2009
I read at least 16 accidents news story in July, where most of the plant accidents were fire accidents. The other reasons were chemical leakage, construction accident and falling accident. Here is the list:
Chemical Fire during the Process of Tank Cleaning
Evacuation after Toxic Ethyl Acrylate Fumes Released
Electrical Short Caused Fire at Chemical Plant
Plant Leaked, Released Strong Ammonia Smell
Flash Fire Caused One Man Died
Flash Fire Occurred at a Chemical Unloading Area, One Man Dead
Hexane Fumes Caused One Man Died
Falling Accident at Industrial Area, One Man Died
Construction Accident in Tennessee, 2 Workers Crushed
Chlorine Gas Leaked Forced Water Filtration Plant Shut Down
Wet Concrete Spilled on top of Workers at a Construction Site
Ammonia Leak from a Chemical Plant Caused a Woman Died
Chloro-benzene Explosion Killed 7 Workers in China
A Pressurized 55-gallon Drum of Cleaner Exploded
2 Workers Injured When Glycerin-Sulfuric Acid Mix Sparked Blast
Steam Cracker Exploded during Shut Down Process
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