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AIChE Chemical reactivity worksheet: https://www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/chemical-reactivity-worksheet The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet (CRW) is a free software program you can use to find out about the chemical reactivity

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One way to think about risks is in terms of uncertainty.  Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defense, explains the limitations of intelligence reports and

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How risks get normalized

Pascagoula incident fire damage (Source: CSB report, No. 2016-02-I-MS) Pascagoula gas plant receives condensate from offshore Gulf of Mexico. For separating components at cryogenic temperatures,

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Chemical accidents

Trevor Says…

Do we need to follow all the rules? Are meetings worthwhile? Why does equipment fail in service? Read Trevor Kletz’s answers to these questions: http://pscfiles.tamu.edu/research/trevors-corner/tcorner15.pdf

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New Pipeline Safety Bill

California senators introduced a new bill on pipeline safety – The Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011. A few key elements in the proposed legislature

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Offshore Safety Stastistics from UK HSE

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported the following offshore safety  statistics on for 2009-10 period. Zero fatalities 50 major injuries 85 major and significant hydrocarbon releases

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Fire at a Biodiesel Facility

A month ago, I wrote about fire in a biodiesel facility – the last one for 2010. http://risk-safety.com/risksafetynewsite/another-biodiesel-firehopfully-the-last-one-for-2010/ Four days into 2011, a fire was reported

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