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    Major accidents with multiple fatalities continue to occur worldwide in the process industries, causing distress to those involved and massive costs to companies. Almost daily, facilities in the process industries face a number of specific major accident hazard scenarios depending upon the nature of the substances they handle and their processing activities. Implementing best practices for fire and explosion protection is paramount.

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    Process Safety — Manage The Only Constant: Change

    Trish Kerin, Stay Safe columnist
    Understanding the two kinds of change, deliberate and creeping, will aid you in keeping your facility a safe place to work.

    Podcast: Hazardous Lies: Former Safety Investigator Pens Fictional Thriller

    Traci Purdum
    Stephen J. Wallace’s novel is set in an ethylene production facility where an explosion kills workers. Plant management, emboldened by powerful political allies, scramble to hide...
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    Lessons Learned from Formosa Plastics Explosion

    Podcast: Lessons Learned From the Deadly Formosa Explosion

    Traci Purdum
    The incident at Formosa Plastics in 2004 highlighted critical lessons in process safety. Human factors, communication gaps and inadequate equipment played significant roles in...
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    10 Rules to Succeed at Process Safety Management

    Podcast: How To Succeed at Process Safety Management — 10 Rules

    Traci Purdum
    Based on his many years in the chemical industry and his years at the CSB, John Bresland developed a “top 10” list of rules for process safety success.

    News

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    EFCE Presents Process Safety Awards

    June 1, 2022
    Group honors author of thesis and lifetime contribution
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    Fire, Frigid Temps Prove Challenging At Chemical Complex

    Jan. 17, 2022
    A fire at a chemical complex in Passaic, New Jersey, causes a roof collapse but no injuries.
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    Polymer Additive Minimizes Fuel Explosions

    April 9, 2019
    Lengthy but microscopic chains of polymers can be added to fuel to significantly reduce the damage from fire accidents without impacting performance.
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    Aerodyne Environmental Introduces Dust Efficiency Clinic

    Feb. 5, 2019
    Dust collection system evaluations help operators cut costs.

    White Papers: In Depth Research

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    Powder eHandbook: Preclude Powder Problems

    Nov. 11, 2014
    Process design and process safety are critical considerations in chemical production and processing. With design and safety paramount at the outset of any new development or equipment...

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    Remembering Tragic Events
    Ep 49 Piper Alpha Disaster 22 Terrifying Minutes, Countless Lessons Learned

    CSB Video Addresses Popcorn Polymer Dangers and Strategies

    July 21, 2023
    Video illustrates alarming findings from TPC mismanagement that led to Texas plant explosion

    Glycol Units Explode At Dow Facility

    July 17, 2023
    Brief shelter-in-place orders were lifted after a fire caused explosions at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

    CSB Investigation: Lack Of Process Knowledge, Runaway Reaction Caused Worker Death

    July 7, 2023
    A better understanding of safety management system elements must be in place to prevent incidents from reactive hazards, according to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation...

    Washington Seeks To Stem Catastrophic Incidents At Refineries

    June 27, 2023
    Proposed new requirements will update 30-year-old standards on process safety management.