In December 2005, fire and explosion at Buncefield oil storage depot injured 40 people. Overfilling of a fuel storage tank (Tank 912) led to release
Last Thursday (September 24, 2009) a fire was reported in a biodisel plant near Osceola County in Florida. The biodiesel plant was owned by New
We have been burning wood since days of the caveman. But did you know that wood can also explode? Logs of wood will not explode
Methane being extremely flammable, the fire and gas detection (FGD) system in LNG facilities should be capable of early detection of flammable gas leading to
BLEVE stands for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion If a tank containing liquid is subjected to external fire, the heat from the fire lead to
Following the release of natural gas, it can be ignited resulting in fire which in turn can potentially result in an explosion. So how likely
OSHA is currently working on regulation for preventing dust explosions. The first reported dust explosion was in 1890 in a sugar mill in Chicago. According
I recently came across a report from European Gas Pipeline Incident Data Group (EGIG) titled “Safety Performance Determines The Acceptability of Cross Country Gas Transmission
In an earlier post, I talked about safety in biofuel plants. Today, I would like to share couple of Google Maps (Source: John Astad of
While performing consequence modeling we are often required to evaluate damage to population and property from a fire. Thermal radiation impact to humans from a
The presence of certain functional groups is considered an indicator of reactivity. This is the simplest possible reactivity screening method and serves as a guideline
Biofuel production and manufacturing facilities in the United States are increasing rapidly. On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Certain chemicals can pose explosion hazards due to their inherent reactivity or interaction with other chemicals or metals. A few years ago the Chemical Safety
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku – is an ancient Japanese text compiled in 901. It talks about an earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in 869: “Then
