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Workplace Safety Ad: Converying the Safety Message

January 3, 2011 3 Comments

Here’s a touching ad from WorkSafe, an Australian safety agency, that makes us realize the importance of safety at work.

Tank Overfill Protection and Safety Integrity Level

December 20, 2010 3 Comments

The 2005 Buncefield incident was a result of gasoline overfill from a tank (#912) at Buncefield oil storage and transfer depot. A contributing cause for this incident

Top 50 Risk Management Blogs

December 16, 2010 1 Comment

Risk and Safety Blog is listed at #7 in Top 50 Risk Management Blogs list. Check out the entire list: Top 50 Risk Management Blogs

Another Biodiesel Fire…hopfully the last one for 2010!

December 15, 2010 3 Comments

Readers of this blog are familiar with the biofuel incident trend that I have written about in previous posts. http://risk-safety.com/category/biofuels/ Based on what I have researched,

Risk and Safety Site Named Top Workplace Safety Blog

December 9, 2010 2 Comments

The risk and safety blog has been recognized as one of the Top Workplace Safety Blog by Construction Management webportal. To see the complete list, click below:

Below is summary (annualized average) of 20-year pipeline incident data from 1990-2009. [Source: Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration,PHMSA] Summary of Pipeline Incidents in the U.S. [1990-2009]

Boiler NESHAP Rules Postponed Until January 2011

October 7, 2010 1 Comment

EPA announced that the promulgation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters is postponed to January

API 752, 3rd Edition: Changes in Facility Siting Standard

October 1, 2010 No Comments

The third edition of API 752, “Management of Hazards Associated with Permanent Buidlings” came out in late 2009 and there are a few major revisions

174 Times and then KaBoom

September 29, 2010 4 Comments

You may have read about the 2007 incident at T2 laboratories in Florida – the explosion killed four of the company’s 12 employees, injured four other workers

Underwater Oil Plume Formation

September 23, 2010 No Comments

The following video shows the effect of jet turbulence on underwater plume formation. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cp6fHINQ94

The Next Attack

September 21, 2010 No Comments

For the month of September, I thought it would be appropriate to write a post on Terrorism Risks. Since 2001, there have been an average

High Pressure Gas Cylinders…Relief Valve Failure

September 17, 2010 No Comments

The following video desribes 2005 fire/explosion in Praxair’s gas cylinder filling and distribution center. The incident occurred when gas from a pressurized propylene cylinder was released through the relif valve and

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Tank Overfill Protection and Safety Integrity Level

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Another Biodiesel Fire…hopfully the last one for 2010!

Risk and Safety Site Named Top Workplace Safety Blog

Pipeline Incident Data

Boiler NESHAP Rules Postponed Until January 2011

API 752, 3rd Edition: Changes in Facility Siting Standard

174 Times and then KaBoom

Underwater Oil Plume Formation

The Next Attack

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