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
In a number of my previous blog posts, I have emphasized the disturbing trend of fires and explosions in the biodiesel and biofuel industry. Based on the
I had been away from writing blog posts for last 3 months or so…mainly because of my travel to S. Korea. I have also been
How would you answer the following question: Is refinery A safer than refinery B? I know a few of you would recommend quantifying risks in
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
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku – is an ancient Japanese text compiled in 901. It talks about an earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in 869: “Then
